Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: What's this red and black bug?, 1 by flatpickit
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flatpickit wrote: Looks like the Milkweed Assassin Bug, Zelus longipes. http://bugguide.net/node/view/337181/bgimage These are named after the way they mimic Milkweed bugs who feed on milkweed and accumulate toxins. This one instead is a predator and sucks the juices right out of other insects. Careful, it is not a foe, but it can bite (pierce really) if handled. |