Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Bugs in veggie garden, 1 by bariolio

bariolio wrote:
Ok, I tried to look for these in different bug ID places, but could not find them. They are on my okra, eggplant and cucs. The first is about 1/2 inch long, black and red body with stripes down the "butt". I could only get a blurry picture. They have also been mating! Any guesses? It's on the lower left of this cuc leaf. I can't tell if it's a sucking bug, or eating other bad bugs. I will try to get a better picture today. They don't stay still long. They do fly. They don't look like a real hard bodied beetle-type bug.