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Assassin Bugs

Reduviidae, Stenopoda spinulosa

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Field Notes

Description:

When I saw this creature I did not know what to make of it!! It did not jump as a cricket would, it did not fly like a mantis would and that snout? it tucks in under it's head, whenever it wants it to??

Species ID Suggestions

Assassin bug

family Reduviidae
stho002
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Comments (9)
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
LivanEscudero, the link shows one that looks just like mine but I will work on it a bit more...Sorry about all the spelling mistakes!! wish PN had a way to edit the comments.... : (
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
Thank you so much, LivanEscudero and martinl for all that information, I will give all a try and hope I get some kind of ID. The high winds right now at blowing all this creatures to my home and gardens, I am sure they belong in the tree.
MartinL
I agree with all that Livan says. I vote for Reduviidae. I also notice it holds its forelegs forward and together as orb spiders do.
LivanEscudero
Looks very much like Stenopoda spinulosa, but don't know if it ranges to Costa Rica. See here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/245131/bgimage You may want to look through Stenopoda sps. In the area. Hope this helps.
LivanEscudero
Well, this is most definitely a true bug, with some kind of dry leaf camouflage, it seems. That " tuck-under beak straw " ia a giveaway for bug. Now just guessing, it looks like something in the Superfamily Coreoidea - Leatherbugs or maybe some kind of Assassin Bug (Family Reduviidae)

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Life in Costa Rica
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PublishedMarch 4, 2014

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