Brunner's Mantid, Stinkbug, Milichiids - Brunneria borealis

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Moved from Mantids.

… Sean McCann, 12 February, 2007 - 2:08pm

Great shots!

And I feel you on the wind issue - seems just when I get set up to take a shot, it comes blowing in when it wasn't there two seconds prior. Did the mantis eat any of the flies? Looks like it's got appetizers there with its meal!

… Ashley Bradford, 18 September, 2006 - 4:22pm

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I wondered the same thing, but they seemed pretty wary, like jackals at a lion kill or something.

… Sean McCann, 18 September, 2006 - 6:12pm

Another great trio of natural history photos!

Great stuff, Sean!

… Jim McClarin, 17 September, 2006 - 5:33pm

Thanks!

I put a suggestion in the Website Suggestions Forum on possibly collecting a bunch of these types of images in threads in the forums, each with its own topic. That way interested Bugguiders can subscribe to them. I figure that it would alow collection of images in disparate sections so that folks making articles or referring people to images could have them on hand. I was thinking maybe topics like: Parasitism, Parasitoids, Chemical Ecology, Predation, Flight, Migration, Aggregation.... Anyway, it is just a thought. I wanted to get some feedback before I start a bunch of new threads.

… Sean McCann, 17 September, 2006 - 5:58pm

Great idea!

I've been observing and photographing the whole community that's sprung up on my holly bushes and the blooming Rose of Sharon, all with aphids at the bottom of the chain. I was excited to see the ladybugs finally appear, and yesterday spotted a voracious nymph throwing its head back and forth as it chowed down on aphids. Then there are the orb weavers who've come to collect the myriad of flies and wasps attracted to all this action. Fascinating!

… Ashley Bradford, 18 September, 2006 - 4:20pm

Super idea, Sean.

Besides, it helps us focus on bug life more than bug ID. Bugs are far more than things. They are intricate processes.

… Jim McClarin, 17 September, 2006 - 9:35pm

Any chance they are Milichiidae

They always seem to show up quickly when stinkbugs are the victim. See here, but yours seem so large.

… john and jane balaban, 17 September, 2006 - 4:13pm

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Could very well be.. I was just guessing based on an article I read.

… Sean McCann, 17 September, 2006 - 4:19pm

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You are right.. They are Milichiids.

… Sean McCann, 17 September, 2006 - 4:22pm