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Zelus luridus
Photo#559989
Copyright © 2011
tom murray
parasitized assassin bug -
Zelus luridus
Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
August 7, 2011
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tom murray
on 8 August, 2011 - 10:13pm
Egg
That's a tachinid egg near the tip of its abdomen, so I guess that's who's inside.
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Charley Eiseman
, 30 December, 2011 - 11:03pm
Wow
Keeping it to see what comes out, I hope? Looks crazy.
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Andrew Meeds
, 8 August, 2011 - 10:20pm
I've got it
And hope it matures so we can see what it is inside the assassin.
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tom murray
, 8 August, 2011 - 10:39pm