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Assassin Bug

Zelus luridus

Photo by chesterbperry
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The hunter becomes the hunted, found this assassin bug caught in a web, was close to escaping couple times while I watched, maybe it finally got away. I included a pic of the owner of the web, a rather large and fat spider.

Species ID Suggestions

Assassin bug

Zelus luridus

Reference Link
Wilson W
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Spotted for Missions

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Eastern Assassin Bugs
Mission
Interaction between different species of Arthropods
Mission
Insects of TN
Mission
Biodiversity of Audubon Acres
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 7, 2013

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