Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Looking to identify garden bug, 1 by Zone6b_Holly

Zone6b_Holly wrote:
I found these creatures living on my runner bean plants. I've searched on many different sites but can not find photos of them anywhere. I'm wondering what they are and if they're good or bad for my garden. Something has been gobbling up most of the runner bean flowers and I'm wondering if these guys (or gals) are the culprits although I've not yet witnessed them doing any damage. They are between 1/8 and 1/4 of an inch long and residing in north eastern NJ.