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Conenose Bug Nymph in California (September) - Triatoma

Conenose Bug Nymph in California (September) - Triatoma
Webb Canyon, ~2000 ft. altitude, Los Angeles County, California, USA
September 25, 2008
I found several of these very small bugs around my house last fall and feel quite certain that they are Triatoma nymphs. I squished one of the more bloated looking ones I found and it left a bright red blood stain on the tissue -- unfortunately it was probably a recently ingested meal courtesy of my beloved cage-free house rabbit. I remove at least a couple of adult conenose bugs from inside the house each year, but I have yet to attempt photos of one... We live in a really old cabin in the middle of a lot of wilderness, so I would not be at all surprised if there are wood rats living near or underneath the house.

Yeah, probably.
At this instar the legs look more bulky, but that nose! Don't know of any other heteropterans that have that look....

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