Spined assassin bug ( Sinea diadema ) by larose forest photos

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30-AUG-2015	Christine Hanrahan

Spined assassin bug (Sinea diadema )

This looks like a female. Assassin bugs are welcomed by gardeners who know their bugs, because they eat lots of other insects that can be detrimental to gardens, whereas the assassin bugs are benign except to other insects.

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Pierre		18-Dec-2015 22:54
Un spéciment tout à fait spéciale, un très beau portrait de cet insecte particulier! V

Irene Wehrli		05-Dec-2015 15:11
Wow - superb shot of this brown beauty! Irene

Carol Rollins		04-Dec-2015 16:50
Wow, Christine, this is a superb closeup with great details!

Hank Vander Velde		04-Dec-2015 03:18
Nice sharp shot and good info Christine.

Glenn Dean (Vatorman)		04-Dec-2015 02:58
Looks the good, the bad and ugly type...

coaster		04-Dec-2015 02:58
An interesting bug; excellent close-up.

Pierre Martin		04-Dec-2015 00:17
i didn't see these guy's exept once, great picture of it!

globalgadabout		03-Dec-2015 22:59
skulking with intent,,,..captivating, and alarming, encounter..

Isabel Cutler		03-Dec-2015 20:34
Assassin bugs can be very intimidating. I love their prehistoric look.

Graeme		03-Dec-2015 20:14
I would never of thought this was even an insect! VV

Jim Coffman		03-Dec-2015 19:18
That is a rather mean looking bug! Well captured!

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