Deep Dish Assassin
Fancy winged abdomen and fancy back nipples. Woodgate, Qld.
Assassin Bug Portrait
Just me and my back nipples. Stop staring! Woodgate, Qld.
Shiny Green Bug III
Profile of a shiny green bug on a gum leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Shiny Green Bug II
Closeup of shiny green bug on a gum leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Shiny Green Bug
Shiny green bug instar on a gum leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Pod-sucking Bug
Adult male Riptortus serripes on seed pods. Woodgate, Qld.
Ant-mimic Bug
A pod-sucking bug in the Alydidae family. This is a later instar on the seed pods they feed on. Woodgate, Qld.
Baby Ant-mimic
Recently hatched ant-mimic bug in the Alydidae family, most likely Riptortus serripes. Woodgate, Qld.
Arnold Bugenzwegger
Muscular bug on a yellow flower. Found at the beach, unable to fly, I carried her home and put her on a paper daisy. She had a good poke at me while we walked! Woodgate, Qld.
Thread-legged Bug
The mantis like front legs of an assassin bug. Woodgate, Qld.
Thread-legged Mantis Bug
Four skinny, long legs and two mantis-shaped make for an interesting looking bug. Woodgate, Qld.
Mitey Small Bitey
This is a very small Big-eyed Bug nymph feasting on a microscopic mite. Woodgate, Qld.
Baby Bug With Green
Bug nymph with metallic green spots on an Hibiscus leaf. Kyogle, NSW.
Coreid Bug Nymph
A closeup portrait of a Ceoreid bug. It seems to have a waxy coating that's been rubbed off in places. Anstead, Qld.