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29-JUN-2014 Christine Hanrahan

Ambush bug (Phymata) with stink bug (Mormidea lugens)

Cumberland Forest. Earlier, I posted a photo showing more of the stink bug. This time I show the ambush bug in greater detail. Ambush bugs are well-named, for they sit very still on a plant, blending in with the vegetation, and wait until an unsuspecting insect lands nearby. They then attack extraordinarily fast and pierce the insect rending it incapable of moving. Being a bug, they then suck out the juices of the poor prey!

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Karen Stuebing01-Jul-2014 20:28
It's got some questionable feeding techniques but it's still an interesting looking bug. V.
Graeme01-Jul-2014 12:29
Superb close up details, Christine. V+++
MarcViskens30-Jun-2014 19:18
very nice Christine
Hernan E. Enriquez30-Jun-2014 11:09
Great work! V
Stephanie30-Jun-2014 10:58
Sneaky little devil, eh?
Great capture Christine! V
Torben Jorgensen30-Jun-2014 09:49
Poor stink bug, but a great shot. I've never seen and Ambush bug. V
Irene Wehrli30-Jun-2014 08:44
Had to look twice to see the Ambush Bug so nicely camouflaged - what a great find!
Irene
globalgadabout30-Jun-2014 06:36
visceral and vivid...superb photography Christine...V
Helen Betts30-Jun-2014 06:17
Yikes! Well, an excellent capture of nature being nature. V.
joseantonio30-Jun-2014 02:53
A great find and very well photographed.V
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