#Zelus luridus

[harleycrittercorner]

Small green beast

Pale Green Assassin Bug

[ofbeautsandbeasts]

This is my first time seeing a Pale Green Assassin Bug! Apparently, they often wait on leaves to ambush passing insects. They also set sticky traps 🕸

[jack-of-all-inverts]

Treats only! No tricks plz!

Only a little treat for you. Just a smol one.

Zelus luridus - Pale Green Assassin Bug

Happy Halloween!

[asteryote]

First post! Hey all! I'm an artist and biology student trying to find some way to blend my two interests together! To christen this blog, here's some sketches I've done a while back!

[crevicedwelling]

juice box: a Zelus luridus assassin bug drinks the life out of a little parasitoid wasp.

the first legs in Zelus and some other assassin bugs are covered in glue-tipped hairs, which help hold onto tiny, fast moving prey. other species—I think a Southeast Asian genus—collect sticky tree sap and apply it to their legs!

[herpsandbirds]

Helloooo, could I please get an ID for these little cuties? All found in northeast Ohio!

I’m not sure if the shield bug on the left is a nymph or not, but I’m pretty sure the other two are ^^

Ty in advance, love your blog sm!! <3

Insect IDs - NE OH, USA:

The top photo is the nymph of a stink bug, probably Brown Stink Bug (Euschistus servus), family Pentatomidae.

The 2nd photo is the nymph of a Left-footed Bug (Leptoglossus sp.), family Coreidae.

The bottom photo looks like the nymph of the Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus), family Reduviidae.

[bytesizeambs]

Assassin Bug | True Bugs #shorts #insects

This cute yet weird critter is called Assassin Bug (aka Pale Green Assassin Bug) (Zelus luridus). It's part of the Ture Bugs family and can be a variety of colors including green, yellow-green or even a reddish-brown like shown here. More information in the description of this YouTube short.

Also available on TikTok.

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[humblegrub]

Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus). Seen in central Illinois on May 19th, 2024.

[alcnfr]

A TINY, "new" Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus) so fresh it is still basically transparent...

[onenicebugperday]

@lostinthelegs submitted: Zuko, my Psyttala horrida nymph a few hours after a molt.

A gorgeous adult Reduvius personatus I collected recently.

A few adult Zelus luridus spotted locally.

And, my absolute favorite, a male adult Arilus cristatus I collected while passing through Virginia. What's your favorite assassin bug?

What an excellent collection of assassin bugs! Wheel bugs are definitely in my top five just because I love their shape. Not sure I could choose a favorite but I'm a big fan of ambush bugs and kissing bugs, despite the latter being vectors for disease. Also thread-legged bugs in Emesinae!

[mushiebugz]

found this weird lookin dude at work yesterday! i believe this is a nymph of the Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus) but if I'm wrong feel free to correct me!!

[thereissomethingunderthestairs]

Look at this adorable pale green assassin bug nymph my mom found in our house…

[bugsandnaturethings]

Zelus luridus, Pale Green Assassin Bugs

Caught these two as nymphs yesterday & they already molted to adult overnight!

[crevicedwelling]

ID of this little critter? Outside and in Minnesota. Front legs were kinda raised when sitting still and it's eyes were even brighter in person.

[bone-free-as-the-wind]

A Pale Green Assassin Bug almost gets carried away by a sudden breeze. This is the most common kind of Sundew Assassin Bug in North America, although the first time I have noticed one. They are very tiny guys, though.

(photo by S Suzuki-Martinez)