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Thread-legged Assassin Bug

Emesaya brevipennis

Photo by dferris
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Field Notes

Description:

Stick bug, about 3 inches long. Found underneath a board walk railing, partially stuck in a spider web.

Habitat:

Deciduous forest

Reference Links:

Species Emesaya brevipennis - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Thread-legged Assassin Bug

Emesaya brevipennis

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ForestDragon
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Comments (3)
ForestDragon
I imagine it will find another. :-) For comparison to a Northern Walkingstick. http://bugguide.net/node/view/1134083/bgimage
dferris
hmm... Interesting. I did notice the graspers, but didn't know walking sticks didn't have them. I guess I just assumed, because it looked like a walking stick. Also I thought I was saving it from the spider web, now i just feel like a jerk interrupting its dinner.
ForestDragon
This insect is really cool! Notice how it has specialized front legs for grasping. Walkingsticks do not have that. Some species of Thread-legged Assassin Bugs live in spider webs (I believe they feed on insects that get trapped in the web).

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Eastern Assassin Bugs
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2015

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