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Name: Ed Crenshaw County, South Alabama (Zone 8b)      Intheswamp May 27, 2018 3:39 PM CST |
I've found pictures on the net that show this bug as being both the nymph of the leaf-footed bug and also of the Assassin bug. I'm tending to lean towards the leaf-footed bug.  But, am I correct? They are on some blueberries just a few feet from the vegetable garden and would like to nip them in the bud if they're no friend of mine. Thanks for your help!!!! Ed   "My old socks smell like cilantro..." South Alabama - 8a/8b The Enchanted Land of Humidity www.beeweather.com 2017 Garden Photo Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsm1zSVfK “It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.” ― Rod Serling |
Name: Sue Ontario, Canada (Zone 4a)             sooby May 27, 2018 3:50 PM CST |
| I think they are leaf-footed bugs and those are great pictures - but can you get a picture of one upside down to be sure? A leaf-footed bug would have a long "beak" underneath, against the body if it is not feeding. I think I can see that in your pictures but I'm not absolutely certain. |
Name: Ed Crenshaw County, South Alabama (Zone 8b) Intheswamp May 27, 2018 6:54 PM CST |
I went back through the pictures that I had taken and the three I posted really give the best view of the "beak". Does the "beak" extend back almost to the rear end of the bug? I can't really get another picture as I ended up giving them all a bath with Dawn dish washing soap. I had looked further and decided these were leaf-footed bug nymphs. I needed to make a decision about them before the Alberto rains got here and scattered them out. Hopefully I was hopefully I made the correct one.  "My old socks smell like cilantro..." South Alabama - 8a/8b The Enchanted Land of Humidity www.beeweather.com 2017 Garden Photo Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsm1zSVfK “It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.” ― Rod Serling |
Name: Sue Ontario, Canada (Zone 4a) sooby May 27, 2018 8:15 PM CST |
| Yes, the beak is long. I thought I could see it in your pics but just wanted to make sure. Here's one I found on Google that shows it. https://www.google.ca/search?q...: |
Name: Ed Crenshaw County, South Alabama (Zone 8b) Intheswamp May 28, 2018 7:22 AM CST |
| Thank you, Sue. I think the ID is good. I started counting legs, too, and on some of the nymphs it would go to 7 if you counted the "leg" seen close beneath the body. I see several of them with that "beak" held beneath them...surprising how long it is!! Something else I see is that the leaf-footed bug nymphs have a blocky- shaped head and the assassin has a smaller and more movable head...probably more suitable for attacking and holding and eating prey. Also the assassin appears to have a sprinkling of fine white specks on its back that LSB nymph appears not to have. I had misidentified a single one earlier. I think I've got a good idea about there ID now. Thanks for the feedback!!! "My old socks smell like cilantro..." South Alabama - 8a/8b The Enchanted Land of Humidity www.beeweather.com 2017 Garden Photo Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsm1zSVfK “It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.” ― Rod Serling |
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