Assassin Bug, Brontostoma basalis (Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae) photo

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11-MAY-2011

Assassin Bug, Brontostoma basalis (Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae)

Tiputini Forest Reserve, Prov. Orellana, Ecuador

Assassin bugs like this large and robust species can inflict a painful bite if handled carelessly. Members of the Ectrichodiinae are millipede predators.
iNaturalist observation

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
1/200s f/16.0 at 100.0mm iso100 full exif

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