Name this predator...

Bob Wilson · June 12, 2021, 09:59:41 PM

Who knows what this insect is?
I am interested for curiosity sake. A few bee casualties makes no difference to a healthy hive.

iddee · June 12, 2021, 10:18:34 PM

Could it be something like this?
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=assasin+bug&t=brave&ia=web

Bob Wilson · June 12, 2021, 10:56:11 PM

Iddee.
Thanks. That's exactly what it was, an assassin bug. They are good predators and beneficial in the vegetable garden. Unfortunately, this one killed a bee, so I assassinated the assassin bug.

The15thMember · June 13, 2021, 01:12:05 AM

Phenomenal photograph! Definitely an assassin bug. As you said Bob, the predatory types are beneficial for the garden. Just want to mention for any insect enthusiasts out there, while they are usually quite docile, assassin bugs can deliver a painful bite (really more of a stab, with their proboscis) if they feel threatened, so not an insect to handle willy-nilly.

My favorite assassin bug is the wheel bug. They can get up to an inch or inch and a half long. They are just so charismatic with that cog on their thorax.

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Nock · June 15, 2021, 11:53:55 AM

Both good pics.

The15thMember · June 15, 2021, 12:01:42 PM

Quote from: Nock on June 15, 2021, 11:53:55 AM
Both good pics.

Oh, I just stole that photo off Google.

Bob Wilson · June 16, 2021, 08:25:15 AM

Not me. My pic was taken on my Galaxy phone and cropped on my laptop. My photo services can be made available to you, the public, for an expensive, jacked up price.