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alien?
This mysterious bug was seen for three days on a cinderblock outside my shop at work in chaddsford,pa.,late summer/early fall in morning when I arrived.It would disappear thru out day,but be there in morning,on the fourth day,it appeared to be just a outershell as if it moulted or had been eaten.I’m also including a pic. of I think"milkpod bugs"?,taken in ocean city,maryland.You can zoom in on pic to get more detail,I just don’t know how to edit&save pics yet,Thanks for any light ya can shed on mystery bug,sorry for crappy photos,I’m a novice w/digital cams. Have a nice day,
Tom

follow up alien?
Hello again gentleman,
I’m Tom,who sent recent mail w/pics of bug in chaddsford,which was approx 1.5″inlength, &milkpod?bugs in oceancity,maryland. I’ve been checking your site since,I think chaddsford bug may be in family of assassin bugs?lncluding those in maryland?.I look forward to a possible reply in future. Your site is addictive and has been added to my favs.tab.Thank you once again for your time,
Tom from glenolden,pa

Hi Tom,
Your “alien bug” is an Assassin Bug, but the photo isn’t clear enough to be certain of the species. Our best guess is Reduvius personatus, the Masked Hunter. Your photo of the adult and immature Large Milkweed Bugs, Oncopeltus fasciatus, is quite nice and we are happy to post it in order to assist our readership in future identifications.

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