Assassin's Bug from Situ Cileunca

,
by
Unknown

Assassin Bug - Reduviidae


Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Family:Reduviidae
Subfamily:Harpactorinae
Tribe:Harpactorini
Genus:Zelus
Species:Zelus longipes


Maybe you wondered why this one called an assassin bug...
This bug called assassin bug because most of them feed on small insects by stabbing it's beak on it's prey and there's one species eats blood (Triatominae).
If carelessly handled it could inflict serious bite... so be careful if you found this one.

This one called Milkweed Assassin Bug (Zelus longipes)

Milkweed assassin bug on a flower


Hm... is that food?


Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hemiptera
Family:Reduviidae
Subfamily:Harpactorinae
Tribe:Harpactorini
Genus:?
Species:?
Another assassin bug... I haven't got positive ID on this one.

Another assassin bug

0 comments:

Post a Comment