I Saw My 1st Assassin Bug Today

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As I was leaving work today I heard a "thunk" and looked down on the sidewalk and saw a large bug that had hit the door. Upon closer examination I could make out the dorsal ridge and orange sucker tube of an Assassin Bug. Pretty cool looking and larger than I imagined. This guy had a legspan larger than a quarter. I was going to bring it home and take a picture of it but I didn't have anything to put him in. I guess I need to start carry a deli container with me for such occassions.

So far this summer I've seen a walking stick, a praying mantis and now an assassin bug at work. It's amazing what you can see when you start looking.

 

[Rain_Flower]

Yeah it's definitely cool when you realize that there's so much so close to you if you just open your eyes a little bit. Almost the same thing happened to me at school today, I felt something hit me in the back of the head and it was this huge reddish brown beetle. I tried to catch it but it flew away. I love things like that.