Assassin Bugs pictures

I pulled more squash bug nymphs and eggs off the zucchini vines. Still no zucchini. I found new and even more interesting eggs (above) on the bean leaves. I am hoping these might be assassin bugs, or something more carnivorous. ... Continue reading

Good Fellas « * Straight from the Garden

I had my doubts that they'd do much good… assassin bugs are general predators so it wasn't clear from my research if they'd be all that committed to cleaning up one pest in particular. Well, folks, the proof is in the photo! ... Continue reading

My Garden's Assassins (Assassin Bugs: A Beneficial Garden Insect)

Everyone knows about lady bugs and how beneficial they are too the garden but there are other little insects that can do a good job too. Take my recent discovery of assassin bugs for example. One day while inspecting my vegetable garden ... Continue reading

16.6 Assassin Bug ... anything not right ??? ...

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae) 長刺素獵椿象 Epidaus longispinus. Continue reading

Bug Porn, or The Miracle of Insect Reproduction

At the zoo’s Insect House, I saw a number of assassin bugs like these in this position, trying to make a lot more assassin bugs for their evil army. If I recall correctly, they were the only bugs in the bug house that could have killed ... Continue reading

Assassin Bugs Update

This is an update to: http://organiccompanionplanting.blogspot.com/search/label/Good%20Bugs My assassin bugs are growing. The photo is their next stage of development. Continue reading

Assassin Bug on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Location: Lalitpur, Nepal This is one bizzare creature i found on the trip. Continue reading

The Littlest Assassin

I noticed a spot of color and upon closer inspection, found this little bug, about the size of a grain of rice. Because of the curved proboscis (beak) and large forearms, I believe this to be some species of assassin bug, ... Continue reading

Jagged Ambush Bug

Ambush Bug feasting of flower visiting fly Southern Ontario Canada Bug Bugman, Photograph was taken at the... Ambush Bugs: Tandem Feeding I was surprised to see two assassin bugs working together... Jagged Ambush Bug strange bug from ... Continue reading

Prejudice and Bugs

I know I have two assassin bugs and they are as likely to stalk each other as the leaf miners they eat. I know there are two crab spiders who do not fight but blend beautifully into the sunflower leaves and petals, changing their hue ... Continue reading