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Thasus gigas (nymph)
The nymphs have brighter colours than the adults of this species. This one was probably a last instar at around 2cm length. The design on this reminds of a clown face. Here's a spotting of an adult: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/201...
Semi-arid region in El Cimatario nature park, just outside Queretaro.
In Hidalgo, Mexico, these are eaten, among other reasons, to treta type II diabetes. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article...
Spotted on Jul 10, 2017
Submitted on Jul 15, 2017
15 Comments
Thanks, Kostas.
Congratulations Felix!
Thanks, Rick!
Congratulations !!!
Thanks, Liana and Jim.
You are getting pretty good at this, Felix...great spotting!
Congratulations Felix!
Thank you so much, Daniele.
Congratulations Felix, your Giant Mesquite Bug nymph has been voted Spotting of the Week!
Do you see a clown face? This Giant Mesquite Bug nymph (Thasus neocalifornicus) is our Spotting of the Week! This true bug in the family Coreidae is aposematic as a nymph: its conspicuous coloration advertises its unpalatability to potential predators. It is more cryptic as an adult.
Find out more about its life cycle here: http://buff.ly/2uAdR4T
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Thanks for the nomination, Ashley.
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Thanks, shekainah!
Lovely and interesting patterns .
Thanks, staccyh!
Beautiful!! :)