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Empicoris sp.; Thread-legged Bug   

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Empicoris sp.
Empicoris sp.
Thread-legged Bug
Photographer: Joyce Gross

ID: 1111 1111 2222 0447 (2004-11-03)

Copyright © 2004 Joyce Gross

 
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  • date of photo  Sep 22, 2004
  • location   San Leandro (Alameda County, California, US)
  • family Reduviidae
  • order Hemiptera
  • class Insecta
  • notes   Found walking across my keyboard. This bug is about the same size as a small mosquito, but with longer legs. The forelegs are used for catching prey. Inset shows close-up of head and beak.
  • camera   Canon EOS 10D; MP-E 65mm lens
  • photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Thread-legged Bug (photographer)
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