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fisherwr2 > Immature assassin bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) that is predaceous on other insects
fisherwr2 > Recently molted immature bug standing over the exuvia of its' smaller self. When frightened by the camera, the bug did not run and hide under the leaf as I expected. Rather it remained close to, and nearly on top of, the cast skin. Did this behavior make the insect appear larger than it actually was in the face of danger, something that might scare off a potential predator? The fine, white, thread-like structures coming out of the cast skin are tracheae, part of the system that supplies oxygen to the insect. New ones are formed when the insect molts.
fisherwr2 > Immature bugs that recently hatched from the eggs layed around the stem at the lower right part of the image. They congregated under the leaf for at least a day until they were ready to venture out. The day after this image was taken, none of the bugs could be found on the plant.
fisherwr2 > Spider feeding on an immature bug
fisherwr2 > Seed bug (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)
fisherwr2 > Oak lace bug, Corythucha arcuata (Hemiptera: Tingidae)
fisherwr2 > Lucy the feline entomologist checks out a wheel bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) also called an assassin bug
fisherwr2 > Green stinkbug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
fisherwr2 > Leaf-footed bug (Hemiptera: Coreidae)
Immature assassin bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) that is predaceous on other insects
fisherwr2 > Immature assassin bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) that is predaceous on other insects
Immature assassin bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) that is predaceous on other insects
See photo in original gallery.
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