Fancy winged abdomen and fancy back nipples. Woodgate, Qld.
Just me and my back nipples. Stop staring! Woodgate, Qld.
Profile of a shiny green bug on a gum leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Closeup of shiny green bug on a gum leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Shiny green bug instar on a gum leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Adult male Riptortus serripes on seed pods. Woodgate, Qld.
A pod-sucking bug in the Alydidae family. This is a later instar on the seed pods they feed on. Woodgate, Qld.
A pod-sucking bug in the Alydidae family. This is a later instar on the seed pods they feed on. Woodgate, Qld.
Recently hatched ant-mimic bug in the Alydidae family, most likely Riptortus serripes. Woodgate, Qld.
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.
The mantis like front legs of an assassin bug. Woodgate, Qld.
Four skinny, long legs and two mantis-shaped make for an interesting looking bug. Woodgate, Qld.
This is a very small Big-eyed Bug nymph feasting on a microscopic mite. Woodgate, Qld.
Bug nymph with metallic green spots on an Hibiscus leaf. Kyogle, NSW.
A closeup portrait of a Ceoreid bug. It seems to have a waxy coating that's been rubbed off in places. Anstead, Qld.
Assassin bug feasts on a stingless bee (Tetragonula sp.). The bee clings to the bug's leg with her mandibles, even after death. Tarragindi, Qld.
A head is all that's left from this bugs last meal. A stingless bee died while clinging to a leg with her mandibles. Tarragindi, Qld.
Assassin bugs lurk near the entrance of a stingless bee hive waiting for prey. Tarragindi, Qld.
These bugs were found with their rear legs extended, perhaps in a defensive mode. Mitchell, Qld.
Ant mimic bug Riptortus serripes as a nymph. Fitzroy Island, Qld.
Bug nymph (Riptortus serripes) mimics a green weaver ant. The adult form of this bug is vastly different in appearance. Fitzroy Island, Qld.
Long-legged orange and green bug on a spiky leaf. Cow Bay, Qld.
Extraordinarily flat bug is only 3mm long. Toowong, Qld.
Portrait of a brown shield bug. Kyogle, NSW.
Alcaeus varicornis hangs out with some friends. Victoria Point, Qld.
Spotted orange stink bug tries to evade the photographer. Victoria Point, Qld.
Spotted black and orange stink bug rests on a leaf. Victoria Point, Qld.
An orgy of bugs (Lampromicra senator) might be the collective term for this lot. Oxley Creek, Qld.
A heavily dimpled black shield bug on the ground. Oxley Creek, Qld.
Portrait of a black stink bug. Oxley Creek, Qld.