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Red Assassin Bug, Santa María, Colombia Size is about the size of a human thumb. Boyacá,Colombia,Ricolla simillima,Santa María,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Red Assassin Bug, Santa María, Colombia

Size is about the size of a human thumb.

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    Maybe it is Ricolla simillima.
    http://www.fotofauna.org/Insecto/761/Insecto.html
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/260956389/     Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Wow, that's very impressive! Would you say it's likely enough for an ID? Posted 8 years ago
      1. View WildFlower's profile
        WildFlower
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        It seems so, here's another reference.
        http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=722394         Posted 8 years ago

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The Ricolla simillima

Ricolla simillima Stål, 1859 is a species of assassin bug found in Central America.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 1, 2017. Captured Oct 16, 2016 20:20.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/9.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm