Giant Mesquite Bug

Fantastic shot!

Wow! what a beauty. Great spotting!

Great shot. Versace could learn something.

Exquisite design from Mother Nature. Great shot!

Spotting of the day!

"The bright, conspicuous colors of the Giant Mesquite Bug are aposematic coloration meant to warn potential predators."

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That's a neat looking critter!

Here in Korea, we eat mostly silkworm pupae and grasshoppers. Yummy. I put grasshoppers on pizza.

It was interesting to read in the "whatstatbug" entry about all of the people who collected an ate Thasus gigas. Too bad 'commercial harvesting' is cutting into those available for the locals. In Australia the prized eating insects are the thumb-sized grubs of root or wood boring moth (ocassionally beetle) species. Some witchetty grubs (local term) are said to taste like peanut butter. Mmmmm. ;)

I hope I can see this bug again and take more pictures!

I missed the update in the "whatsthatbug" entry. The photo of Thasus acutangulus you linked to above does seem to be the best match.

Very cool critter.

Thanks Lori !

Thasus acutangulus or Thasus gigas: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/21/g...

Probably a Leaf-foot bug nymph, Thasus sp.

Excellent shot.

Coreid bug inmature... I´m not sure.

a robot bug xD

looks like a Coreid bug inmature

Stink bug

Totally cool!