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Unknown plant stabber - Podisus placidus

Unknown plant stabber - Podisus placidus
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
July 27, 2015
Size: 7mm
Never seen this type before. Found on thistle with Green Tortoise beetle instars nearby on same plant. Not sure if this is a plant stabber or one of those predatory critters. Not sure if it is mature adult or immature either. That's why I am here :) Thanx for all your help.

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The broad beak indicates a predator. Thinking something like this one:


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