Leaf-footed bug nymph ( Acanthocephala terminalis ) by larose forest photos


26-JUL-2014	Christine Hanrahan

Reveler Conservation Area. A large nymph of an even larger adult bug. Very common and entirely harmless!

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Don		27-Aug-2014 20:45
Great composition and focus.

Hank Vander Velde		01-Aug-2014 00:41
Beautiful sharp image Christine. Very common you say - I must have been blind these past decades as I don't recall ever seeing one of these. LOL Thank you for sharing your images and knowledge of these interesting little creatures.

LynnH		01-Aug-2014 00:32
Funny shaped little critter...

Guest		31-Jul-2014 23:36
Leaf footed is better than being left footed, I imagine. Nymph does seem to be well balanced. V

Raymond Ma		31-Jul-2014 23:22
It looks menacing, nice to know it is a harmless fellow. V

Helen Betts		31-Jul-2014 22:45
It may be harmless, but it doesn't look like it to me! Still, a super closeup with an excellent composition. V.

globalgadabout		31-Jul-2014 21:04
now that's steppin' out...well caught in it's Fred Astaire stage...

Suzanne Labbé		31-Jul-2014 21:01
Might be very common but I have never seen it (yet :o) ) Thanks for sharing Christine. Great picture.

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