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Thread-legged Bug - Empicoris
Copyright © 2005 Mike Boone

Thread-legged Bug - Empicoris
Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
October 21, 2005
Size: ~7mm, head to wingtips
This delicate little bug was moving actively on the side of my house near a light at night. ID from browsing BugGuide.
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Contributed by Mike Boone on 24 October, 2005 - 1:56pm
Last updated 15 December, 2006 - 5:21pm

Moved
Moved from Thread-legged Bugs.
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 December, 2006 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

Empicoris sp.
Fantastic image! This is a specimen of the genus Empicoris. Please forgive my previous misidentification (as Stenolemus).
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 October, 2005 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

 
I have found one too.
If anyone is interested in taking a photo, I have one similar to this one, but about 5/8in long. It is currently living in a web with a small garden spider and her hundreds of hatchlings. I think it has been picking of the hatchlings one at a time. I have tried to take a picture, but my camera can't handle the small size. Norfolk, VA
… wailesave, 30 July, 2007 - 9:05am login or register to post comments

 
Macro Mode
If your digital camera has a macro mode (usually a flower icon) you can get a bit closer to the insect. Then, if you've got enough pixels, you can crop out everything except the bug, and you might be left with an image big enough to post to BugGuide. Give it a try.
… Mike Boone, 30 July, 2007 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

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