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A large black bug with orange trim behind head.
Found in our vegetable garden on a spanish needles plant.
Possibly a predatory stink bug.
Spotted on Sep 30, 2021
Submitted on Oct 6, 2021
3 Comments
I am not 100% sure (not an expert). But I would agree with Mark's suggestion: In this photo the lower one looks like yours with all the red/pinkish stretched out abdomen.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1308835/b...
Thanks Mark. I gave up choosing a species. Looked at many bug nymphs. It was so large I originally thought it was an adult of something. You're probably right considering the large size of that species. I'm still not sure enough. Will change post to Predatory bug nymph.
Maybe Alcaeorrhynchus grandis 5th instar?
https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/ben...