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Here's the bugs - Phymata fasciata

Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
December 2, 2005

Here are the bugs that got the bee...
I am presuming that there is a male and a female here, but the picture is not hardcore enough for me to tell...

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Here's the bugs - Phymata fasciata

Here's the bugs - Phymata fasciata

Contributed by Sean McCann on 3 December, 2005 - 4:23pm
Last updated 2 May, 2007 - 5:46am

Moved

Moved from Jagged Ambush Bugs.

… Boris Büche, 2 May, 2007 - 5:46am

Ambush bug - Phymatidae

Great photo of the male and female! These are very unusual insects. I often find them waiting in the herb blossoms waiting to take down halictidae bees.

… Scott Nelson, 3 December, 2005 - 9:03pm

Our understanding is

that the male is not pwerful enough on his own to take down some of the larger prey items, so he rides around on the back of the female and she sets the table for him! Typical male, eh!

… john and jane balaban, 3 December, 2005 - 4:28pm

So that's what's going on

Recently I've seen several two-bug combos. One pair had captured a fairly large bee which the male was consuming. Although I saw nothing to indicate mating was taking place, I assumed I was seeing an example of ambush bug multi-tasking, but now you tell me it was just typical male freeloading. Thanks for the info -- I think.

Marvin

… Marvin Smith, 17 June, 2007 - 11:56am

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