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Reduviidae - Emesinae
A small thin wingless bug.
Found under the loose bark of a large tree
I would normally suspect a wingless form to be a nymph but I suspect this one is adult.
Spotted on Aug 24, 2013
Submitted on Aug 24, 2013
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It was the strangest little insect I've seen in a long time, Martin. Unlike yours, it was covered in fine little "hairs" (plus it picked up a bit of fur from my dog). The wings really through me at first, because I thought it was a mantisfly nymph. But in the photo I could see the proboscis, so that meant it was a true bug.
That's quite a clear photo. Your seems to have wings but not mine. I saw three together - under bark near the pseudoscorpoon.
I found this little one on a friend's fridge: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/644...
The tiny front legs are grasping tools and the two thin structures pointing forward are antennae.