What is this thing?

[RillofBites]

I live in MS, if that's helpful. Sorry for the quality, I'm using a 7+ year old 5.1 MP Cybershot held together with a rubberband.

Thanks.

 

[cacoseraph]

some kind of true bug (Hemiptera) nymph. looks like it could be getting close to adulthood though


i can't tell if it is a carni or herbi though. does it have a shorter, stouter beak or a longer thinner one? the short ones are usually about ~head length, the longer run down along their chest

short = feeds on other animals
longer = feeds on plants


edit:
i am slightly leaning towards some kind of leaf foot bug, which area herbi

 

[zonbonzovi]

At a glance it looks like an assassin bug without most of its body- did you get hungry while taking pix?

 

[RillofBites]

It's long & thin.

And no, LOL. Found as pictured.

 

[RillofBites]

squash bug nymph?

 

[cacoseraph]

hopefully someone else will be able to take you to species. plant vampires are not my thing

i know just enough about them to know when i have one so i don't get all excited thinking i found an assassin





hey hey, i just thought of a bug joke!

if a Triatoma (blood-sucking conenose / kissing bug ) bites you on the butt does that make it an ASSassin?

hehehehe, thank you, thank you very much.

 

[Galapoheros]

I raised something that looked very similar, ended up being a plant parasite ..leaf footed bug. Oh man, I just read your joke ...:8o haha

 

[Widowman10]

looks like a leaf-footed bug. interesting colors on it too.

 

[Dave]

hey hey, i just thought of a bug joke!

if a Triatoma (blood-sucking conenose / kissing bug ) bites you on the butt does that make it an ASSassin?

hehehehe, thank you, thank you very much.

So this duck walks into a convenience store and says "gimme some chapstick, put it on my bill"....wait :? that has nothing to do with bugs...

 

[Acro]

Yep thats a plant feeder...some sort of leaf footed bug.

cacoseraph, Your joke cracked me up!!! You should start a "bug joke" thread for all us bug fans! "if a Triatoma (blood-sucking conenose / kissing bug ) bites you on the butt does that make it an ASSassin?"
Rocken Cool! LOL