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Field Notes

Description:

Ant head, tick body and scarlet legs similar to a flag bug...ID? I have no clue...

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Sergio Monteiro
Mathew, if you get an ID, please let me know. I spotted a similar bug, also with front "leaf" legs: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/123406024 but never discovered what it is.
tmvdh
Definitely Coreidae - the "rest" is a mystery for me, too...
tmvdh
Hi Matthew, GREAT shot!!! Could you please add it to my mission "Insects of Costa Rica"? Thanks & ¡Pura vida!
RiekoS
Wow, dangerous looking bug.
bayucca
Yes, I am also thinking of Coreidae, nymph, maybe Coreinae and the flags might tend to Anisoscelini. Confusing are the flags not only on the hindlegs, but also on the forelegs. I'll keep an eye on it...
Mark Ridgway
A nymph... Order: Hemiptera Suborder: Heteroptera Family: Coreidae maybe something like a giant mesquite bug

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Paso Pacifico Survey
Mission
Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2014

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