Thursday, October 28, 2010

Backyard Bugs . . . Assassin Bug Nymph


Behold the nymph stage of the Assassin Bug, Zelus sp.






2 comments:

Adonis Gorr said...

I found a young Wheel Bug once and wished I had kept it for a pet as they get rather large and I read they have a nasty bite. Are you all raising this nymph?

Merkin J. Pus-Tart said...

You can find Wheel Bugs in abundance down at my parents place. I never was bitten, but I never did provoke one. "Are you all raising this nymph?" No, I lost him when I was trying to photograph him with a ruler for size comparison.