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True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

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True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

Assassin bugs (Reduviidae)
Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)
Water & Shore Bugs (several families)
Other true bugs

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DesB wrote:
Yesterday
So weird - what ecological niche is this filling?!
The cute little stripy-legged pink mite gadget visible in three of the pics respectfully requests its own sighting! :)
Ptilocnemus sidnicus
MatthewFrawley wrote:
1 Jul 2025
Thanks for the info MB 👍
Pristhesancus plagipennis
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
1 Jul 2025
"I’d say first instar (meaning that they have just hatched and in their first stage of development). The brownish structure nearby is the egg batch that their mother laid, and which they hatched out of. They generally hang out together when young but become solitary as they mature," From ... https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-stunned-strange-backyard-find-insect-assassin-bug-061805254.html
Pristhesancus plagipennis
MatthewFrawley wrote:
30 Jun 2025
What's going on here?
Pristhesancus plagipennis
HelenCross wrote:
29 Jun 2025
Cool-looking little fellas!
Pristhesancus plagipennis

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