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.