Please help - is my assassin bug dying?

Flammendehaar

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I found one of my assassin bugs upside down in what u assumed to be a moult position, but it then didn't move for several hours. I assumed it hadn't made it so I attempted to remove it, but it does still move slightly. Have I just disrupted a moult, or has it failed and is done for? I've added a photo:

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NMTs

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I don't have experience with these, but the pic doesn't look promising. @BoyFromLA has a good assassin bug thread that you can read through, and maybe he can come in.

 

aprilmayjunebugs

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Assassin bugs don't molt laying upside down on the ground. I'm sorry, but it looks like yours is on it's way out.
 

Ultum4Spiderz

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I found one of my assassin bugs upside down in what u assumed to be a moult position, but it then didn't move for several hours. I assumed it hadn't made it so I attempted to remove it, but it does still move slightly. Have I just disrupted a moult, or has it failed and is done for? I've added a photo:

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Rip :sad: … I’ve never kept them. I’ve seen them outside but not in ages .
 
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SpookySpooder

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I've been watching 35 nymphs molt for the last two days and I have not seen any of them on its back. They usually hang from something or the side of the wall, also they scrunch up their bodies and pull their legs together.
Anyway they're always right side up (except when they're hanging upside down) while molting. I haven't seen ANY lay on its back. Yours might be dying.
 
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