#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!

[mcacomulada]

The trolls as insects (i might draw them later)

Aradia Megido - Maroon Ghost Moth (Elhamma australasiae)

Moths have been repeatedly portrayed as a sign of death. Also, their fluffiness matches the one of Aradia's hair XD. When I read this one's name it was inevitable (ghost???, maroon??, literally her oh my gooood).

Tavros Nitram - Question Mark Butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis)

Mostly based off of the Summoner and Rufioh having wings, I didn't want to make it a monarch butterfly because Tavros is in no way royalty.

Sollux Captor - Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Pretty self explanatory, Sollux always had a connection (and obsession) with bees. They also sting, which is kind of a metaphor for the psionics.

Karkat Vantas - Seven Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)

Ladybirds are always seen as special, even though this instance is not a mutation per se, it's special and red. Also, ladybirds are commonplace pests (which is kind of what Karkat is to HIC).

Nepeta Leijon - Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus)

I looked up some good bug hunters and I got assassin bugs, nepeta is the mightiest of huntresses, so it fits.

Kanaya Maryam - Green Headed Ant (Rhytidoponera metallica)

I was doubting wether to make Kanaya an ant or a silk moth, but ultimately, moths are a better representation of Aradia, and ants mimic jade-blood's function in troll society better. A part from being green, this species of ant apparently has a nice bite, which is representative of Kanaya's fierceness.

Terezi Pyrope - Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)

I am aware that the dragonfly pictured is male, just ignore that lol, headcanon the trolls as hermaphroditic (i will post about their biological cycle hehe). Dragonflies are said to be insect's best predators, Terezi is also a vicious and precise hunter, if not of other trolls literally, of outcomes and possibilities (she is intelligent, and a Seer of Mind).

Vriska Serket - Peacock Tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica)

Also pretty self explanatory, it's a blue spider, therefore Vriska Serket. Spiders in general are already a good representation of how she is percieved (with fear lol). Yea, simple explanation.

Equius Zahhak - "Pure Blue" Giant Flower Beetle (Mecynorhina torquata)

The strongest of bugs are beetles (among some types of ants, who are better described as proportionally strongest). This particular one is also pretty big and strong, and coincidentally presents this type of coloration.

Gamzee Makara - Purple-Winged Grasshopper (Titanacris albipes)

Originally was going to be a praying mantis, but the orchid mantis was just too perfect for Feferi. Locusts also have ties to religion and mythology, which was my main focus for finding Gamzee's insect (they have been, fittingly, a symbol of destruction for eons).

Eridan Ampora - Canopy Mosquito (Sabethes cyaneus)

Tbh, I based most of this decision off of the fact that Eridan is annoying (I don't hate him, it's just his personality, unfortunately). Also, mosquitos breed in water (at least that's what my parents always told me) which matches the aquatic theme.

Feferi Peixes - Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)

Feferi is the troll I had the most trouble with. Originally I tried keeping up with the aquatic theme and had found Ranatra linearis, a stickbug that looks like a mantis and hunts little fish. I discarded the option because even though it was aquatic, the connections with Feferi kind of ended there.

I then tried to search for a bug that had "empress" in the name, and had chosen Megapomponia imperatoria, a giant as fuck cicada. It didn't convince me either though.

I chose the orchid mantis because, mantises are cutthroat, good hunters and pink as fuck. If that's not a description of the tyrian blood caste I don't know what is.

I wanted to make one of these drawing comparisons to different species of ants. There exist some cool af ants out there, I might do it.

[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.

TikTok.com/bytesizeambs

[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!

[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)