#milkweed assassin bugs

[whatnext10]

Milkweed Assassin Bugs are Great Hunters and Pest Controllers

Milkweed Assassin Bugs are Great Hunters and Pest Controllers features a milkweed assassin bug that was found hunting in a patch of tickseed flowers. It describes the bug’s range, diet, hunting styles, and the author/artist’s feelings about the bug.

Searching Inside I really love the abundance of tickseed flowers that we have all over the place right now. Not only are the flowers themselves really pretty, but the pollinators adore them. So if I want to see and photograph bees, wasps, butterflies, and heaven knows what else, all I have to do is find a patch of these flowers. The other day I stopped at a bunch of them and as well as…

[ray-roach]

bug pictures i might’ve forgot to post

[fly-sky-high-arts]

Character sheet for @/Mysterious_Luck on twitter!

[greenwallflower]

[postcards-and-postcrossing]

Animal Stamps

The Netherlands – 2011 Buffalo Germany – 2023 Cat Canada – 2023 Mother and Baby Sea Otter. Designer Meredith MacKinlay, of Halifax-based Egg Design, chose embroidery as the basis for the design because of the association that fabrics have with feelings of homeyness and familial love – and because needlework lends texture to the animals’ fur and feathers. Temagami Anishinaabe artist Caroline…

[buglopedia]

Milkweed assassin bug havin a nice snack

[alcnfr]

A miraculously miniscule Milkweed Assassin Bug...

[epitheterasedaskblog]

(Hey everyone i wanna say is what kind of insect is your favourite?)

Epithet, well my favourite insect is me😈 but🤨 my true favourite is mosquito :3

Giovanni: Oh, hercules beetles are my personal favorite—They look so badass!

Rick: I too like those types of bugs! (he also likes hercules beetles)

Molly: I don't really have a favorite, but I do like ladybugs. They're pretty!

Sylvester: Crickets.

Mera: I honestly could care about insects. They're just annoying pests.

Indus: Ants! They protect and feed their queen like I do with Lady Mera. Those small little things have plenty of honor! Though they are a pain to get rid of when they appear out of nowhere...

Trixie: Thorn beetles!

Naven: I don't do well with insects, so, I'll have to pass on this one...sorry..

Phoenicia: Rose maple moths!

Lorelai: Dragonflies...

Howie: Bees.

Percy: Dung beetles.

Ramsey: Gotta go with the good ol' Brazilian treehopper.

Zora: The assassin bug.

Arnold: Green Milkweed Locusts.

Bugsy: I'll have to go with Goliath Beetles.

Howdy Mornin': Cockroaches!

Yoomtah: Rose maple moths! Those things are just the cutest!

Stink: Stink bugs! (obviously...)

Car Crash: Hummingbird Hawk-moth!

Flamethrower: Fire ants!

Crusher: Rhinoceros Beetle.

Spike: The Australian Walking Stick! Those things are sick as fuck!

Dark-Star: Grasshoppers!

Ben: I like ladybugs, they look so friendly and nice.

Martin: Oh, oh! My favorite ones are thos--

Everyone:

GET OUT!!

[siofra-river]

The milkweed in the garden have really shot up and are finally blooming, so we have milkweed assassin bugs all over them, they’re so interesting to look at

[teknikolor-walters]

GUYS THERES A TYPE OF ASSASSIN BUG THAT CAMOUFLAGES AS A MILKWEED BUG ITS CALLWS ZELUS LONGIPES HOLY FUCK HOKY FUCK!!!!!!!!!!;;;

[sams-soupy-art]

These are my bug guysssss 💕💕 they’re datingggg 🤯🤯🤯 lil goober on the left is based on a monarch catapillar and lil goober on the right is based on a milkweed assassin bug ❤️❤️ also they’re welcome home ocs but idk if I should tag as welcome home?

[onenicebugperday]

@blueberryrock submitted: Is there any way you could id this lil fella? They were about a usd quarter-sized and ate so many flies and roly polys lol so they were pretty big and was upset when i had to move them outside, i found him in [removed] if you could redact that pls!

I also found this lil guy in my grandparents house!

Wow, thick. I love this enormous fella. I'm afraid without a clearer photo, I can't tell you what they are, though, other than a jumper! I'd need to be able to make out some markings. Some of the Phidippus jumpers in your area could get that large, but I'd expect to see some identifiable markings and it looks pretty solidly tan. So all I can say is that they are a friend :)

The other fella, though, I can tell you looks like a milkweed assassin bug nymph.

[rjalker]

are you serious

why the fuck has youtube made the captions so tiny. are you serious.

[ID: A cropped screenshot of a portrait-style youtube video, with tiny subtitles at the top that read, "July 16th 2023, this is a milkweed assassin bug pollinating Aquatic milkweed flowers." The aquatic milkweed has clusters of tiny white flowers, and the milkweed assassin bug is a large bug with an orange body and folded black wings. End ID.]

[backyardentomologist]

A candy striped leafhopper, also known as the red-banded leafhopper, perches on a milkweed plant in the middle of the night. Like most leafhoppers, candy-striped leafhoppers feed mostly on plant sap, which can be harmful to crops and other cultivated plants. They are actually vectors of certain plant diseases, such as leaf scorch. Leaf scorch has been responsible for the decline of certain ornamental tree populations, such as oak and elm trees.

Despite the harm they can inflict on plants, leafhoppers like this one are important sources of food to predators like ladybugs and assassin bugs, who act as a sort of natural pest control, eating harmful insects that would have otherwise damaged crops or other plants.

These guys are on the larger end of leafhopper species; adults measure 6.7-8.4 mm in length, which is much, much larger than some other species—some are small enough to fit on the head of a pin!

There are three named subspecies of the candy-striped leafhopper, which is bizarre to me. Who was the first person to notice that? Hopefully, they’ll figure out how to combat leaf scorch disease—without the pesticide.

[whale-falls]

I met some guys in a field today

They look like milkweed assassin bug nymphs!

[tempest-toss]

Recovered Document: FF-22

The following is a comprehensive list of the known members of the Group of Interest known as the Flora Fighters, from when they officially formed to their fall at Battle of Prague.

--Ten

((To reiterate, you may ask Ten and Yam about any of them, both generally and specific [specific would be better for Yam]))

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1. Madame Chrysanthemum - leader - Alive 2. Acai - Chem expert - Deceased (shot) 3. Acerola - Cook - Deceased (Froze to death) 4. Acorn - Rookie - Deceased (burnt) 5. Aloe Vera - Medical - Alive 6. Amaranth - tailor - Deceased (Crushed by rubble) 7. Anemone - Underwater Agent - Deceased (drowned) 8. Apple - Cook - Alive (Imprisoned) 9. Apricot and Apricot - Rookies - Alive 10. Ash - Builder - Deceased (burnt) 11. Astrantia - Scout - Deceased (Decapitated) 12. Atemoya - Field Agent - Deceased (eaten) 13. Azalea - Trainer - Alive 14. Babaco - Trainer - Deceased (Strangled) 15. Bamboo - Builder - Deceased (stabbed) 16. Basil - Cook - Alive (imprisoned) 17. Bearberry - Trainer - Deceased (Shot) 18. Belladonna - Poisoner - Alive 19. Blazing Stars - Field Agent - Deceased (Trampled) 20. Blood Orange - Medical - Alive 21. Bloodroots - Trainer - Deceased (Shot) 22. Bluebell - Field Agent - Deceased (Crushed by rubble) 23. Blueberry - Trainer - Alive (Imprisoned) 24. Boneset - Chem Expert - Alive (Fled) 25. Boxelder - Field Agent - Deceased (strangled)

26. Buttercups - Trainer - Alive

27. Cabbage - Financial Supplier - Alive

28. Candytuft - Cook - Deceased (Drowned)

29. Catnip - Financial Supplier - Deceased (Caught in explosion)

30. Cattail - Reconnaisance - Alive

31. Chamomile - Medical - Alive (Imprisoned)

32. Cherry Blossom - Trainer - Alive (Fled)

33. Chives - Field Agent - Alive (Imprisoned)

34. Clover - Spy - Deceased (strangled)

35. Coconut - Spy - Alive

36. Croton - Scout - Deceased (Strangled)

37. Damson - Scout - Alive (Imprisoned)

38. Dogwood - ??? - Alive? (Missing at FF formation)

39. Dracaena - Trainer - Deceased (Shot)

40. Dragonfruit - Trainer - Alive (Imprisoned) 41. Duku - Field Agent - Deceased (Caught in explosion) 42. Durian - Soldier - Deceased (Strangled) 43. Fern - Mother of Yam - Deceased (decapitated) 44. Fireweed - Pyrotechnics - Deceased (Burnt)

45. Flapjack - Cook - Alive 46. Foxglove - Poisoner - Deceased (Poisoned) 47. Fuchsia - Tailor - Alive

48. Ghost Pipes - Medical - Alive

49. Ginger - Soldier - Deceased (Shot) 50. Gold Mops - Rookie - Deceased (Eaten) 51. Goldenrod - Strategist - Deceased (Smothered) 52. Guava - Rookie - Deceased (Crushed)

53. Herb - Father of Yam - ???(Stuck in Soul Locket)

54. Hibiscus - Financial Supplier - Alive (Fled)

55. Honeysuckle - Spy - Deceased (Shot)

56. Hydrangea - Assassin - Deceased (Eaten)

57. Ivy - Poisoner - Alive

58. Jack-in-the-Pulpit - Wildcard - Alive (Imprisoned)

59. Jalapeno - Pyrotechnics - Alive

60. Jujube - Soldier - Deceased (Eaten) 61. Juniper - Rookie - Alive 62. Kapok - Field Agent - Deceased (Burnt) 63. Kelp - Underwater Agent - Alive 64. Kiwi - Soldier - Alive (Imprisoned) 65. Kudzu - Assassin - Alive 66. Lantana - Poisoner - Deceased (Eaten) 67. Lemon and Lime - Field Agent - Deceased (Crushed, Eaten) 68. Lemongrass - Guard - Deceased (Strangled) 69. Lily - Poisoner - Alive (Fled) 70. Litchi - Strategist - Alive (Fled) 71. Lobelia - Assassin - Deceased (Smothered) 72. Lotus - Assassin - Alive (Imprisoned) 73. Lupine Flour - Scout - Deceased (Caught in explosion) 74. Mangosteen - Chem expert - Deceased (Strangled) 75. Maple - Baker - Deceased (Burnt) 76. Mega and Mini Mushroom - Soldier and Strategist - Deceased (Smothered, Crushed by rubble) 77. Milkweed - Cook - Deceased (eaten by West Virginia Bug Committee) 78. Mint - Chem expert - Deceased (Caught in explosion) 79. Morel - Head Guard - Alive (Jailbreak) 80. Mountain Laurel - Poisoner - Alive (Fled) 81. Mushroom - "Pyrotechnics" - Deceased (burnt) 82. Muskgrass - Underwater expert - Deceased (Drowned) 83. Nightshade - Poisoner - Deceased (Strangled) 84. Oleander - Poisoner - Alive (Fled) 85. Pansy - Soldier - Alive (Fled) 86. Parsley - Strategist - Deceased (shot through throat) 87. Parsnip - Strategist - Deceased (Caught in explosion) 88. Pear - Medical - Deceased (Burnt) 89. Peppermint - Pyrotechnics - Alive (Imprisoned) 90. Persimmon - Field Agent - Deceased (Poisoned) 91. Phlox - Reconnaissance - Deceased (Decapitated) 92. Plum - Cook - Deceased (Decapitated) 93. Poppy - Financial Supplier - Alive (Fled) 94. Potato - Guard - Alive (Imprisoned) 95. Prickly Pear - Guard - Deceased (Strangled) 96. Pumpkin - Soldier - Deceased (Smashed to pieces) 97. Raspberry - Guard - Deceased (Shot) 98. Rhododendron - Strategist - Deceased (Buried alive) 99. Rose - Guard - Deceased (Drowned) 100. Saguaro - Financial Supplier - Deceased (Neck snapped) 101. Salt Cedar - Medical - Deceased (Decapitated) 102. Sassafras - Poisoner - Alive (Imprisoned) 103. Seaweed - Underwater Agent - Deceased (Caught in explosion) 104. Snowdrop - Chem Expert - Deceased (Poisoned) 105. Spruce - Builder - Alive (Fled) 106. Starfruit - Chem Expert - Alive (Imprisoned) 107. String of Pearls - Underwater Agent - Deceased (Strangled) 108. Sugarcane - Scout - Alive 109. Sweetgum - Reconnaissance - Deceased (Shot) 110. Sycamore - Field Agent - Alive (Fled) 111. Tansy - Poisoner - Deceased (Crushed by rubble) 112. Tobacco - Chem Expert - Deceased (Crushed) 113. Tomato - Cook - Deceased (Poisoned) 114. Tulip -Field Agent - Deceased (Trampled) 115. Uva - Guard - Alive 116. Vanilla - Guard - Deceased (Caught in Explosion) 117. Watermelon - Soldier - Alive 118. Wheat - Cook - Alive 119. White Baneberry - Poisoner - Deceased (Crushed) 120. Willow - Builder - Deceased (Caught in explosion) 121. Yam - Rookie - Alive (escaped) 122. Yarrow - Field Agent - Deceased (Eaten) 123. Yew - Poisoner - Alive (Imprisoned) 124. Yucca - Soldier - Alive 125. Zinnia - Pyrotechnics - Alive (Fled)

((If you made it this far, congrats! And thank you! It means a lot that you would take the time to read this /gen :) ))