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This hitched a ride on my dog... - Zelus longipes
Copyright © 2015 B144

This hitched a ride on my dog... - Zelus longipes
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
July 3, 2015
Size: 1.5 Inches
My wife took this picture over the summer. She didn't think of it again until she started seeng those kissing bug articles on the Facebook. I told her that this doesn't look like a kissing bug, but came up short when she asked what it was? The body seems more narrow to me.
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Contributed by B144 on 25 November, 2015 - 4:56am
Last updated 30 January, 2016 - 9:35pm

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Milkweed Assassin Bug…
See reference here.
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