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Family Coreidae, Genus ?
Juvenile bug to 5mm. Very slow, deliberate, almost mechanical movements when walking. Looking through the camera lens, you can see the orange leg flashes and flattened leg segments. Hard to see with the naked eye.
Flecker (Cairns) Botanic Gardens QLD
Spotted on Jan 22, 2012
Submitted on Apr 3, 2013
12 Comments
that is cute
Thank you Mayra and Donna! He was quite cute :-)
Nice macro work! Great detail.
Nice one!!!
Thanks Oneng!
Great pic...
Yes, I can see why they are called leaf-footed bug now, and it is reflected in the nymph. Thank you J and bayucca for the assistance on the ID. Much appreciated!
This is a Leaf-footed Bug Nymph from the family Coreidae. Nymph ID is always very tricky, because the look usually completely different from the adults and may change shape and colors during their developement.
They look much like Coreidae nymphs to me! Awesome shot!
Thanks for the information Andrea! Btw, the bug remind me of some kind of assassin bug or a stinkbug, but have no idea if it is correct to assume that.
Hi Gaia, I use a Canon EOS 60D and my favourite lens Canon Macro 100mm EF f2.8. I love it!
This was a nice picture, what kind of camera + objective do you use to get these macro images??