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Nosey
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Uploaded: 09/29/07 1:38 AM GMT
Nosey
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A 1 inch assassin bug
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thats freaky !!!!! wouldnt like to find one in my bedroom
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Thanks for the comments.
Gabbels, I don't think the red pouches are it's eyes - those are the small brown spots on top of the head. Assassin bugs use the hinged, pointed structure on their heads to inject a toxic saliva into their prey which dissolves the inside of the victim. The assassin bug then sucks out the fluid - akin to what spiders do. I'm guessing, but I think the red pouches are either a poison sac or a muscle to control the killing probe. These bugs are also notorious for inflicting a very painful bite on humans if they aren't handled very carefully. They're small but mighty I'd say.
Gabbels, I don't think the red pouches are it's eyes - those are the small brown spots on top of the head. Assassin bugs use the hinged, pointed structure on their heads to inject a toxic saliva into their prey which dissolves the inside of the victim. The assassin bug then sucks out the fluid - akin to what spiders do. I'm guessing, but I think the red pouches are either a poison sac or a muscle to control the killing probe. These bugs are also notorious for inflicting a very painful bite on humans if they aren't handled very carefully. They're small but mighty I'd say.
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where did you say these guys live? I don't want to inadvertently move into their neighborhood!! Again a marvelous macro, and I think you're raising the bar on my icky tolerance >>LOL<<
♫ :)PJ ♪
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"I never looked for it, gave it no name; yet I knew it always, when the gift of peace came. I stood quite still for the moment that it lasted...Then the light shifted slightly and the moment passed, leaving me...with the lasting echo of its presence.." Diana Gabaldon
Magnificant detail my friend. You certainly have an interesting back yard!! :-)
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Very good macro though!! You can even see the little bugger has red eyes. Excellent!