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Zelus luridus
Zelus luridus is a species of true bug. This species uses sticky traps as a predation strategy, which is also common to other species in the genus Zelus. The sticky material is produced by a gland on the leg. - from Wikipedia
Spotted on May 18, 2014
Submitted on May 23, 2014
3 Comments
thanks for the informative link. I know this disease. I've never seen a vector of Chagas in my life. Zelus stung my leg, I survived, I do not know if it survived. :D
Sckel: When I first saw assassin bug, I had no idea what it was. Kindly, a Project Noah ranger told me what it was. Since, I became obsess to the bugs. They are fascinating. But, some of assassin bugs carry disease, so we all have to be careful. Here is the website about Chagas disease: http://www.cirrusimage.com/bugs_assassin...
I'm glad you found a assassin bug. You changed your mind about them? They are cool. :D