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good or bad - Zelus longipes
Copyright © 2009 jennifer5

good or bad - Zelus longipes
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
February 18, 2009
Is this a bug I want in my garden?
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Contributed by jennifer5 on 20 February, 2009 - 7:47pm
Last updated 23 February, 2009 - 5:46pm

Yes, fine predator
in the genus Zelus
… john and jane balaban, 20 February, 2009 - 8:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Good I'm glad I let it be.
Thank you. I'm glad I let it be.
… jennifer5, 21 February, 2009 - 5:44pm login or register to post comments

 
This looks like...
a nymph Milkweed Assassin Bug (Zelus longipes) to me.

… Ron M., 20 February, 2009 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. Saw several of them t
Thanks. Saw several of them today and they look the same as the one you posted but are red.
… jennifer5, 25 February, 2009 - 11:48am login or register to post comments

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