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jenbrink Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Jun 15, 2007

I seen him eating a bee / wasp! So I'm afraid of him.
Then he invited his girlfriend to stay awhile!

Can anyone ID this and tell me if he is good or bad guy?

I will upload a few photos.

Thanks!

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jenbrink Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Jun 15, 2007

Him and a girlfriend. The nerve!!

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jenbrink Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Jun 15, 2007

Underside close up.

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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Jun 15, 2007

Interesting shots, nice series too.
I don't know what it is but would be interested to find out.
Generally, predators are good bugs. They are part of the balance.
Andy P

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jenbrink Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Jun 16, 2007

Yeah, I thought it to be strange to have a bee or wasp having a vampire attack it, not sure what the bee is either. (I have some shots of them as well)

after the shot with him with the bee/wasp, I went back out about an hour later and that is when he was with the girlfriend. The dead bee/wasp was on a leaf. The bee/wasp mate...family member or whatever, was going nuts over the dead bee.

I'm interested to find out what this bug is. And the bee (I'll post a new thread for it)
Thanks,
Jen

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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Jun 16, 2007

Jen, you can always try www.BugGuide.net/ they are great. You can search pics or post an ID request with your pics. They have helped me many times.
Andy P

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maccionoadha Halifax, MA(Zone 6a) Jun 16, 2007

I think it's a Bee Assassin - Apiomerus spp.

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IRIS Greenville, SC(Zone 7a) Jun 16, 2007

maybe an assasin bug? ...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4309

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 16, 2007

Here's the genus maccionoadha referred to, a different Assassin bug


http://bugguide.net/node/view/2719

There's even a picture of one eating a bee

http://bugguide.net/node/view/103691

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jun 16, 2007

I agree that your bug is the Bee Assassin (Apiomerus crassipes).

We have a page for it in BugFiles, but no images so far: http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/4014/

Would you please add your images to this page,

Kennedy

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WayuU Stockholm, Sweden Jun 16, 2007

There is no good or bad in nature. If you understand it you can work with it.
The human way is of course the shortest and easiest way, but in the longrun the worst way.

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jenbrink Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6a) Jun 16, 2007

I thought at first it was an assassin bug, but I've seen plenty of photos of that bug. But this guy was different than all the photos I seen. The Red really threw me off.

Thank you very much! I'll leave him alone. If they start multiplying then I'll do something about it.

I'll add it to the bug files. Thanks for all your help!

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