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Sneaking Shocks | Zelus luridus Frozen like a crystal, an assassin<br /> sneaks shocks into a dull landscape,<br /> her long childhood at an end.<br /> <br /> Wild Light Post: <a href="http://www.bugdreams.com/archives/shocks/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bugdreams.com/archives/shocks/</a> Reduviidae,Zelus luridus,assassin bug,biodiversity,insect,invertebrate,leaf,nature,nymph,predator,red Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Sneaking Shocks | Zelus luridus

Frozen like a crystal, an assassin
sneaks shocks into a dull landscape,
her long childhood at an end.

Wild Light Post: http://www.bugdreams.com/archives/shocks/

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Very nice specie introduction, Rick! Thanks for sharing and educating. Posted 12 years ago

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The Pale Green Assassin Bug

Zelus luridus is a species of true bug (harpactorinae). This species uses sticky traps as a predation strategy, which is also common to other species in the genus Zelus. The sticky material is produced by a gland on the leg. This gland develops in the second instar. During the first instar, the nymphs use secretions deposited over the egg batch by the female as the source of their sticky material.

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Uploaded Dec 13, 2012.
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