I laughed so hard when I saw this little guy; he so looked like something out of Dr, Suess! Dr. Rob Cannings brought me back to reality by identifying it as an immature member of the Reduviidae, or Assassin bugs, possibly Rhynocoris ventralis. There has been some very nifty natural history observations of parental care within assassin bugs where the parent actively guards their clutch against predators or parasites. This sort of behaviour is highly unusual in the invertebrate world.
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AuthorsTwo biologists on a beautiful property armed with cameras, smart phones and a marginal knowledge of websites took up the challenge of documenting one species a day on that property. Join along! Posts and photographs by Leah Ramsay and David Fraser (unless otherwise stated); started January 1, 2014. Categories
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