Betta132 Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Found these guys lurking in a pile of dead twigs. They all started dropping to the ground to hide when they saw me and got into the leaf litter, so this is the only decent photo I could get. Any clue what they are? I didn't bring any back because I was expecting them to probably bite me if I tried to pick them up, but if it's legal and anybody wants some, I could probably catch a few and ship them. I think I know what the adults look like, and if I'm right, they're pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 I couldn't ID them but very nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charx53 Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Where did you find them? State? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta132 Posted December 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 That would be helpful, wouldn't it? Central Texas, surrounded by scraggly bushes. I'm not sure what they were eating, if anything, there didn't seem to be any other insects nearby. I did some Googling, and it looks like they might be red milkweed assassin bugs, Zelus longipes. I've seen the adults before, usually in that one area- I'm guessing there are a lot of insects in the bushes for them to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charx53 Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 They do look like Zelus longipes. Awesome find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 Agreed with Z. longipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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