Assassin Bug
Apiomerus pictipes
9.80416, -84.1323
Field Notes
Description:
Females of Apiomerus collect resin and store it on the ventral surface of the abdomen in a sexually dimorphic patch of setae, scrape it off during ovipostion, and use it to cover their egg masses. The secretions protect the eggs from desiccation and egg predators, but are also used by early instar nymphs as a sticky trap to catch their first meals (From lifedesks.org)
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