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Photo by Lyndihrdmn
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Field Notes

Description:

Sucking the nectar from a flower

Species ID Suggestions

Spined Assassin Bug (nymph)

Sinea diadema

Reference Link
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Comments (1)
gatorfellows
This one is probably eating the flower, but not by munching it is sucking. It looks like a Hemiptera of some sort. They have a long needle-like mouth part (like a straw) that they stick into plants or other insects and suck out the juices. If you have a photo of the side and legs, I might be able to ID this for you. Great photos of the insects that you find in flower centers.

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PublishedAugust 22, 2012

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