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Ant head, tick body and scarlet legs similar to a flag bug...ID? I have no clue...
Spotted on Feb 27, 2014
Submitted on Feb 27, 2014
6 Comments
Mathew, if you get an ID, please let me know. I spotted a similar bug, also with front "leaf" legs: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/123... but never discovered what it is.
Definitely Coreidae - the "rest" is a mystery for me, too...
Hi Matthew, GREAT shot!!! Could you please add it to my mission "Insects of Costa Rica"? Thanks & ¡Pura vida!
Wow, dangerous looking bug.
Yes, I am also thinking of Coreidae, nymph, maybe Coreinae and the flags might tend to Anisoscelini. Confusing are the flags not only on the hindlegs, but also on the forelegs. I'll keep an eye on it...
A nymph...
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
maybe something like a giant mesquite bug