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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Sep 18, 2010

I came across this one in the Pocono mountains this week end. Can anyone tell me what this bug is? I've never seen this one before.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 18, 2010

This is a young nymph of an assassin bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae); likely in the genus Zelus - see http://tinyurl.com/lr3ejl for a slightly older example.

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Sep 19, 2010

Cool! This is a good bug right?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 19, 2010

Basically yes, as they are general predators on other small arthropods. However, as they are non-discriminatory, they may eat some other 'good guys' as well...

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Sep 20, 2010

Thank you for all the info. :)

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