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Coreid nymph - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Copyright © 2007 Yvonne1313

Coreid nymph - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
August 16, 2007
Is that a feeler of some sort coming from its mouth? A sucker?

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Contributed by Yvonne1313 on 19 August, 2007 - 10:40pm
Last updated 10 October, 2007 - 4:23pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 October, 2007 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

ssssllllurrrrrrrrrp
this looks like a Coreid nymph - i.e. immature leaffooted bug. Usually their mouth parts are tucked under and can't be seen, so these pictures are very cool.
… joot, 20 August, 2007 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

That's its mouth.
True bugs have all their mouthparts fused into a tube- they can suck, but never chew. The carnivorous ones inject some pretty nasty enzymes into their prey in order to reduce their insides into something that can be drunk through that straw!
… Chuck Entz, 20 August, 2007 - 12:29am login or register to post comments

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