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Triatoma gerstaeckeri
Copyright © 2006 Ed Johnson

Triatoma gerstaeckeri
Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA
May 7, 2006
Size: 28 mm
I checked the guide, and this appears to be an Assasin Bug in the genus Triatoma. Did I get it right, of am I off by a mile?

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Contributed by Ed Johnson on 7 May, 2006 - 2:37pm
Last updated 24 June, 2006 - 11:16am

Triatoma gerstaeckeri
This is probably a Triatoma gerstaeckeri.
… George Waldren, 22 June, 2006 - 11:25pm login or register to post comments

thats it, Triatoma
the carrier of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas. but you dont have to worry about them, because Chagas is very uncommon in the US even though it crossed the Mexican border.
… Omar Fahmy, 7 May, 2006 - 2:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed.
Spectacular image. What was it doing about in the daylight?! These are positively nocturnal insects. Oooh, maybe it was rabid! Hahahaha:-) Seriously, I'm curious the circumstances by which you found it.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 May, 2006 - 3:17pm login or register to post comments

 
It was at night.
Hi, Eric.

It was nighttime when I found him, clinging to an interior wall of my garage near a light.

The pictures are with flash.

....Ed....
… Ed Johnson, 8 May, 2006 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

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