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Picasso Bug

Sphaerocoris sp

Description:

Ornately patterned bug, about 8mm

Habitat:

miombo woodland, 1000m

Notes:

I only saw 2 Picasso bugs the entire 4 months I was in Africa and one of them was dead. This was the first one I saw and it was alive. Namizimu forest reserve.

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8 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 8 years ago

I agree! Thanks Antonio.

Great find Dan,i love these guys and they have a great common name too :)
Congrats and thanks for sharing

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 8 years ago

Thanks Ashutosh, Sergio, Zlatan, Leuba, joaquina and Diaz!

Diaz José Miguel
Diaz José Miguel 8 years ago

Beautiful!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 8 years ago

Fantastic ! thanks for sharing this amazing spotting Dan. Can't stop looking at it - it seems so African as well.

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 8 years ago

beautiful finding, nice shots

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 8 years ago

Beautiful!

Ashutosh Dudhatra
Ashutosh Dudhatra 8 years ago

Beautiful pattern..

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Southern, Malawi

Spotted on Jan 17, 2015
Submitted on May 17, 2015

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