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Eastern Bee Assassin (Apiomerus crassipes)
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Copyright © 2011
pranderson
Bee Assassin bug? -
Apiomerus crassipes
Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
July 8, 2011
Found this Bee Assassin bug? on bush beans feeding on a Mexican bean beetle.
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Contributed by
pranderson
on 8 July, 2011 - 10:01am
Last updated 13 August, 2011 - 11:05am
Moved
Moved from
Apiomerus
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drswanny
, 13 August, 2011 - 11:06am
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Brad Barnd
, 25 July, 2011 - 1:14am
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Yep, I'd say
Apiomerus crassipes, the Bee Assassin.
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Andrew Meeds
, 8 July, 2011 - 10:26am
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Thanks, Andrew!
My first searches here I couldn't find my bug, but then just after I posted my images I found it. It was obvious it was an assassin bug. In the one photo it was turning the beetle around to finish the meal.
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pranderson
, 8 July, 2011 - 3:31pm
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