#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!

[firenagy]

On closer inspection, I'm pretty sure I'm dealing with an assassin bug, specifically Zelus luridus

I made a new friend at uni today!!!!!

I'm pretty sure it's either a firebug nymph, or closely related to it. Bringing this little guy home and letting it live in my plants if he hangs out until the end of the day. It fell from the ceiling and it's climbing all over me lol.

[smallhatlogan]

I acquired a new pet from under the fridge two weeks ago

[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.

[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)