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Thread-Legged Bug

Photo by AlbertKang
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Field Notes

Description:

Thread-legged Bug.
It is long and slender and its front legs are like the front legs of Praying Mantis which it probably use to catch its prey.

Habitat:

High altitude Neotropical forest

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Comments (4)
AlbertKang
Thanks, @tmvdh. Happy to contribute to your Mission, more to come :D
tmvdh
Nice spot, AlbertKang. By the way: Thanks for adding all the spottings to my mission!
Doren B
This is one of the Thread-legged Bugs in the subfamily Emesinae, in the family of Assassin Bugs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emesinae

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PublishedAugust 15, 2016

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