Assassin Bug Insect Eggs

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Photo by LarryGraziano

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Field Notes

Description:

These eggs are quite tiny. The measure about 2mm long from base to white top. I saw a cotton stainer type bug really near by. They were laid on an old broken screen.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 9 weeks into the 6 month dry season.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (20)

LarryGraziano

Here is the link to your newly born favorites: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8645968

LarryGraziano

...and Asergio too!

LarryGraziano

We'll go ahead and call them assassin bugs! now on to a species! Great link. Thanks for everything Sarah!!!!!

SarahWhitt

I, too, agree with Latimeria & asergio!! These are assassin bug eggs. I found photos of your eggs & of the bugs hatching too! Here's the link: http://www.austinbug.com/reduviidae.html YAY! :)

KarenL

Beautiful!

Sergio Monteiro

Ig, I agree with Latimeria, they seem to be assassin bug eggs. I spoted some very similar eggs hatching: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8250023

SarahWhitt

ok, Larry.....I have been searching for an ID for these eggs. What's fun, is that I found your spotting on Google!! Gonna have go determine what insect laid these so that the gazillion people who search using Google will know too!! :)

LarryGraziano

Thanks Denver. Glad you enjoyed the spottings!

denverboden

I'll follow you - I'm new, I live in Grecia de Alajuela. Love them bugs!

LarryGraziano

Thanks L. I will check it out.

Latimeria

Possibly assassin bug eggs (family Reduviidae).

SarahWhitt

YAY!! Cannot wait to see the "buggies"!!

LarryGraziano

Thanks Sarah! These hatched last night. I will up load the photos in a few hours.