Spiny Assassin Bug

[padkison]

 

[Mr. Mordax]

Nice find! How did your end manage to get all the cool bugs?

 

[Masurai]

That is a sweet looking bug man

 

[padkison]

It's tiny, about 3/16".

 

[beetleman]

i'm wondering what sp. that 1 is,being it's still a nymph. very cool

 

[padkison]

According to bugguide.net, this is in the genus Spinea, which contains the Spiny and the Spined assassin bugs.

i'm wondering what sp. that 1 is,being it's still a nymph. very cool

 

[beetleman]

cool, thanks for the info

 

[padkison]

All grown up, about 5/8"

 

[beetleman]

:clap: very nice!

 

[Bear Foot Inc]

Very nice! I just found the one that people call the wheel bug, forget the Scientific name...

 

[beetleman]

Very nice! I just found the one that people call the wheel bug, forget the Scientific name...

arilus cristatus

 

[Bear Foot Inc]

ahh yea, ty

 

[padkison]

We found a bunch of Wheel Bugs in the garden this spring but they started dropping dead on us after a couple molts so we released the survivors back into the garden.