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Nabidae family
A thin long (15mm) pale brown insect with a dorso-ventrally flattened body. The last abdominal segment appeared to be bifurcated. Reduced wings. Long narrow neck and head with a stabber. Antennae segments 4 or 5. It had a small fly impaled in it's sharp proboscis
This was spotted on a Queen Anne's lace flower head
It looks very like an assassin bug. Thanks to argybee, I think I've got an ID ! http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/aimg4... Reduced wings are said to be a common feature in Nabidae http://anic.ento.csiro.au/insectfamilies...
Spotted on Oct 17, 2012
Submitted on Oct 18, 2012
6 Comments
Hey, I missed this one. It's a wannabe assassin bug. I like anything that eats flies.
Beautiful spotting! Thanks for posting! Helped me ID a US species I found earlier this year!
That's cool! It does seem to be sending mixed signals as to what it might be.
It is certainly behaving like an assassin bug with a good sized lunch. Great to discover a new group.
Thank you argybee - looks like that's the one..
Damsel Bug ( Nabidae family) ??