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Assassin Bug

Description:

Shades of brown. Armor plated. Sucking mouth parts. About 3/4 inches long.

Habitat:

Backyard.

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2 Comments

Latimeria
Latimeria 11 years ago

It's an assassin bug, definitely. Family Reduviidae. The colors look similar to Sinea sp., but without a better image I can't say for sure--there are genera similar to Sinea.

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

interesting creature!

CEJ
Spotted by
CEJ

Maryland, USA

Spotted on May 27, 2012
Submitted on May 27, 2012

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