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Himacerus mirmicoides - Nymph Old photo (2009). IMHO this should be the last (5th) stadium nymph of what will become a macropterous imago. Compare here with what I take to be a 5th std. of brachypterous individual:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/119855/himacerus_mirmicoides_-_nymph.html" title="Himacerus mirmicoides - Nymph"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/119855_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=e7nZ01Xc07jinnE%2FoE6%2Bs3IoVdg%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Himacerus mirmicoides - Nymph Older image (2011). With the wing length of adults being variable in this species, it is hard to recognize the stadium of nymphs by the length of the wing cases. That said, I&#039;m pretty confident this one is a last (5th) stadium nymph of what will become a brachypterous imago.<br /> Compare here with what I take to be a macropterous version:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/119856/himacerus_mirmicoides_-_nymph.html<br /> It is having lunch, but I haven&#039;t got the faintest what it is sucking on ... Ant Damselbug,Cimicoidea,Cimicomorpha,Geotagged,Himacerus,Himacerus mirmicoides,Nabidae,Nabinae,Netherlands,Nymph,nl: Miersikkelwants" /></a></figure><br /> Ant Damselbug,Cimicoidea,Cimicomorpha,Geotagged,Himacerus,Himacerus mirmicoides,Nabidae,Nabinae,Netherlands,Nymph,nl: Miersikkelwants Click/tap to enlarge

Himacerus mirmicoides - Nymph

Old photo (2009). IMHO this should be the last (5th) stadium nymph of what will become a macropterous imago. Compare here with what I take to be a 5th std. of brachypterous individual:

Himacerus mirmicoides - Nymph Older image (2011). With the wing length of adults being variable in this species, it is hard to recognize the stadium of nymphs by the length of the wing cases. That said, I'm pretty confident this one is a last (5th) stadium nymph of what will become a brachypterous imago.<br /> Compare here with what I take to be a macropterous version:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/119856/himacerus_mirmicoides_-_nymph.html<br /> It is having lunch, but I haven't got the faintest what it is sucking on ... Ant Damselbug,Cimicoidea,Cimicomorpha,Geotagged,Himacerus,Himacerus mirmicoides,Nabidae,Nabinae,Netherlands,Nymph,nl: Miersikkelwants

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The Ant Damselbug

''Himacerus mirmicoides'', common name ant damsel bug, is a species of ''damsel bugs'' belonging to the family Nabidae, subfamily Nabinae.

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Uploaded Aug 6, 2021. Captured in Zuidelijke Havenweg 30, 7554 RR Hengelo, Netherlands.
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