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family - Reduviidae
looks like some white fungus growing out of this assassin bug
tropical rainforest
I spotted this in Tawau Hills Park.
Spotted on Jan 23, 2014
Submitted on Apr 1, 2014
5 Comments
Actually no idea, but symmetrical patterns are usually not fungi. Looks for me like the normal, maybe little worn clothes...
Thanks bayucca. What do you think about the white on the thorax?
Reduviidae, Assassin Bug.
Yeah, I was thinking the white on the thorax may be a fungus. Seems like I've spotted a lot of bugs infested with it on this trip.
The oval white marks are it's natural patterns but I am not sure about the large white area on it's thorax. I have a spotting of this species several months ago with the same marks at the abdomen except for the large white area on it's thorax.