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Assassin BugsDefies Identification
Location: Chico, CA
July 23, 2011 8:24 pm
Hello. I found this little guy in the yard on 22 July and was hoping you could identify it. At first I thought it was some kind of mantis, but I really haven’t a clue. I am no entomologist. A few details: it stood its ground when I moved in close with the camera, it tended to climb up the sides of the glass jar used to contain it, and it did not bite or sting me when I first caught it. Cheers.
Signature: Nate
Assassin Bug Nymph
Hi Nate,
This is an Assassin Bug Nymph, and we think you may have been lucky not to have been bitten. Assassin Bugs are predators, and there is one group, the Blood Sucking Conenose Bugs, that feed on mammalian blood, including humans. Most Assassin Bugs will not bite a human unless they are provoked, and handling one carelessly might result in a painful bite. We aren’t certain what genus your Assassin Bug nymph belongs to.
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