Assassin bug nymph on the petals of a gazania #macro #bug #macrophotography #nature #photography #bugsky #insects #insectthursday #macromonday #insect #eastcoastkin #predatoryinsects #inverts #invertebrates #flowers
Canon EOS Rebel T6
EF-S18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS II
ISO 100
55mm
f5.6
1/400 s
a long green bug looking for a fight
Also brought home an assassin bug! A nymph I think. #bugsky #predatoryinsects
The remnants of a grasshopper on milkweed. It’s head and one leg have been eaten, likely by a praying mantis
Ever seen a decapitated grasshopper? The likely work of a praying mantis.
#insects #predatoryinsects #nativeplants #prairie
Close up image of predatory assassin bug with tiny prey/fly.
There are days that I am so happy to be more than 1mm tall.
Assassin bug with unidentified prey.
#Nikon #Macro #PredatoryInsects #Insects #AssassinBugs #NaturePhotography #TheLittleWorld
An ambush bug captures its prey. #predatoryinsects #gardening #macrophotography #entomolgy #beneficialinsects #naturesky #pinkskyPost
Red-lipped green lacewing larva (Chrysoperla rufilabris) #insects #gardenfriends #beneficial #predatoryinsects #bugsky #invertebrates #pinkskyPost
Beneath a pink Dahlia bloom, a green praying mantis has captured a hummingbird and is eating it.
Even insect predators pose a hazard to hummingbirds... :'(
#nature #redintoothandclaw #predatoryinsects #mantids
