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22-Jun-2006

untothee

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Join Date: May-2006

Location: East Texas

Country: USA

USDA Zone: 9a

AHS Heat Zone: 9

Posts: 123

ID on bug

I don't know what kind of bug this is...Do you?

I named him Orange.

He's about an inch long. When he was a baby he was light,clear green.
He hangs around. Doesn't seem to harming anything...just eating the ants that try to get near my plants.

Thanks.

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23-Jun-2006	#2
m_s_ifland bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Apr-2006 Location: Sparta, TN USA Country: United States USDA Zone: 6b AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 59	Looks like an assassin bug. They eat just about any other bug that comes around. Good guy. Of course there are more experienced people that will correct me if I am wrong. If they correct me, chances are they are right.

23-Jun-2006	#3
untothee SuperThrive Advocate. Join Date: May-2006 Location: East Texas Country: USA USDA Zone: 9a AHS Heat Zone: 9 Posts: 123	An Assasin Bug was my thought. But I'm not sure. I thought they had wings... I'm still searching...

23-Jun-2006	#4
Moleque_san bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: May-2006 Location: Sacramento Country: United States USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 177	awww you should be a proud father hes photogenic too I see...cheesing into the camera for ya. if you look at his back it does look like hes a set of small black wings there

23-Jun-2006	#5
untothee SuperThrive Advocate. Join Date: May-2006 Location: East Texas Country: USA USDA Zone: 9a AHS Heat Zone: 9 Posts: 123	Ahh...yes...yes. I suppose he does. Not fully developed, he's young...

23-Jun-2006	#6
bumblebee bonsaiTALK Artisan Join Date: May-2006 Location: Dauphin Island, Ala. Country: United States USDA Zone: 8b-9 AHS Heat Zone: 9-10 Posts: 112	I got those in my garden. They're good bugs, huh? bumblebee

23-Jun-2006	#7
Candy_J_Shirey bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Jun-2003 Location: New Hampshire, USA Country: United States USDA Zone: 5b AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 513	Milkweed Assassin Bug Nymph Milkweed Assassin Bug Nymph more and more PS - be careful, he bites! Last edited by Candy_J_Shirey : 23-Jun-2006 at 11:20 PM.

24-Jun-2006	#8
untothee SuperThrive Advocate. Join Date: May-2006 Location: East Texas Country: USA USDA Zone: 9a AHS Heat Zone: 9 Posts: 123	Mystery Solved! Thank you all for your help.

24-Jun-2006	#9
untothee SuperThrive Advocate. Join Date: May-2006 Location: East Texas Country: USA USDA Zone: 9a AHS Heat Zone: 9 Posts: 123	I got those in my garden. They're good bugs, huh? bumblebee He takes care of the ants and wasps! Good 'Ol Orange.

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