Orange Assassin Bug

Nice spotting by the way ! we don't get such bright colours here and I like the bands on legs too.

You're welcome. This is an adult. When they're young, they have no wings.

Assassins fold the proboscis under so it doesn't show from above. I posted a side view of one which you can see the proboscis in.

Is this a nymph? It doesn't have the long body of an adult and I don't see a proboscis. I also had another pic that I uploaded to this site that was id'ed as an assassin bug nymph but it looked very different. Thanks for the help.

I didn't know they came in orange. Thanks.

That's a fascinating bug ! could you please give us some information about where you found it ( the kind of place), its size, etc. under "habitat" and "description" . Thanks.

Some local info on these insects.
http://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-...