ENT532. Assassin bug.

On October 4, 2023, Mount Nittany Trailhead, State College, Pennsylvania State.

An assassin bug nymphal stage (Zelus sp., Reduviidae, Hemiptera) was spotted on a leaf of a small tree, camouflaging with the green background of the woods, waiting for the prey (a Hymenopteran species) to fall within its proximity.

The assassin bug predator caught the Hymenopteran prey and was feeding on it on the upper surface of the leaf. When disturbed by the creator of this work, the assassin bug "escaped" and dragged the food with it to the lower surface of the leaf and kept going from the upper to the lower surfaces to protect its prey, possibly from any competition on the food sources. I wonder, though, if the assassin bug benefits the plant or merely eats!

Files were deposited for ENT 532: Insect Biodiversity and Evolution in Fall 2023.

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Work Title ENT532. Assassin bug.
Subtitle Assassin bug interactions
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Open Access
Creators
  1. Shorooq Alharbi
Keyword
  1. Zelus
  2. Reduviidae
  3. Hemiptera
  4. Assassin bug
License CC BY 4.0 (Attribution)
Work Type Image
Publication Date October 4, 2023
DOI doi:10.26207/h505-fc55
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Deposited October 14, 2023

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    • Assassin bug interactions.
    • Assassin bug interactions
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    • On October 4, 2023, Mount Nittany Trailhead, State College, Pennsylvania State.
    • An assassin bug nymphal stage (Zelus sp., Reduviidae, Hemiptera) was spotted on a leaf of a small tree, camouflaging with the green background of the woods, waiting for the prey (a Hymenopteran species) to fall within its proximity.
    • The assassin bug predator caught the Hymenopteran prey and was feeding on it on the upper surface of the leaf. When disturbed by the creator of this work, the assassin bug "escaped" and dragged the food with it to the lower surface of the leaf and kept going from the upper to the lower surfaces to protect its prey, possibly from any competition on the food sources.
    • I wonder, though, if the assassin bug benefits the plant or merely eats!
    • The assassin bug predator caught the Hymenopteran prey and was feeding on it on the upper surface of the leaf. When disturbed by the creator of this work, the assassin bug "escaped" and dragged the food with it to the lower surface of the leaf and kept going from the upper to the lower surfaces to protect its prey, possibly from any competition on the food sources. I wonder, though, if the assassin bug benefits the plant or merely eats!
    • Files were deposited for ENT 532: Insect Biodiversity and Evolution in Fall 2023.
    • Files were transformed for preservability and added to work by a ScholarSphere administrator.
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