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Large grassy area within mostly rural area. On Goldenrod.
Ambush bugs mating. The female is much larger than the male.
Last weekend in a small river valley near Angel Peak, NM, I saw at least 30 of ...
was about 6 mm in length, colored in yellows and browns. Subfamily
About 1 and a half cm long , flew onto the balcony this morning and landed on a ...
1/8" long mostly green with yellow spot on it's back sitting on a Fleabane ...
Phymatinae are 5–12 millimeters (0.20–0.47 ...
The flower is Helianthus petiolaris or more commonly called the Prairie ...
These insects lie in wait for prey relying on their superb camouflage. Armed ...
Scutellum triangular and shorter than pronotum, anterior tarsi small but ...
Small insect with green and brown coloration. Raptorial front legs. Predatory. ...
Insects in the subfamily Phymatinae are ...
A few hours and a few miles from all the yellow ambush bugs ...
1cm, raptorial forelegs, ambush bugs routinely capture prey ten or more times ...
Small red and yellow bug with jagged, armor.
Small, robust, and colored in mostly yellow, with a little brown.
Phymata is derived from the Greek "Phyma", which means tumor or swelling--and ...
Phymata is derived from the Greek "Phyma", which means tumor or swelling--and ...
Phymata is derived from the Greek "Phyma", which means tumor or swelling--and ...
Another one for my what-the-heck-is-this list. Around 2 cm (4/5 of an inch). ...
, Rhiginia, Sinea, Triatoma, and Zelus), ambush bugs (subfamily
Small, distinctly shaped insects. Females larger than males and and tend to be ...
Small, uniquely shaped bugs with grasping front legs. Able to take much larger ...
When I looked at the Buckwheat flowers, there was one small spot that appeared ...
Very gorgeous insect! Its coloration is golden yellow, brown, and black, which ...
Adult insects range from about 4.0 to 40 mm, depending on the species. They ...
