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Ant on Stinging Nettle - Closterocoris amoenus
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Ant on Stinging Nettle - Closterocoris amoenus
los angeles, california, California, USA
June 19, 2010
Size: 3/8-1/4
This shiny ant with long antenna was on stinging nettle near willows and a seep. Green material seems to be gathered around the waist. Is this how ants collect nectar?
Contributed by stonebird on 20 June, 2010 - 6:12pm
Last updated 17 May, 2012 - 2:25pm

Moved
Moved from Plant Bugs.
… WonGun Kim, 21 June, 2010 - 2:36pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… v belov, 21 June, 2010 - 3:39am

Not an ant!
This is the nymph of a true bug, either Alydidae or Miridae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 June, 2010 - 7:42pm

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