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30-AUG-2015 Christine Hanrahan

Spined assassin bug (Sinea diadema )

This looks like a female. Assassin bugs are welcomed by gardeners who know their bugs, because they eat lots of other insects that can be detrimental to gardens, whereas the assassin bugs are benign except to other insects.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/320s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso125 hide exif
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Date/Time30-Aug-2015 12:55:19
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-FZ200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length4.5 mm
Exposure Time1/323 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent125
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Pierre18-Dec-2015 22:54
Un spéciment tout à fait spéciale, un très beau portrait de cet insecte particulier! V
Irene Wehrli05-Dec-2015 15:11
Wow - superb shot of this brown beauty!
Irene
Carol Rollins04-Dec-2015 16:50
Wow, Christine, this is a superb closeup with great details!
Hank Vander Velde04-Dec-2015 03:18
Nice sharp shot and good info Christine.
Glenn Dean (Vatorman)04-Dec-2015 02:58
Looks the good, the bad and ugly type...
coaster04-Dec-2015 02:58
An interesting bug; excellent close-up.
Pierre Martin04-Dec-2015 00:17
i didn't see these guy's exept once, great picture of it!
globalgadabout03-Dec-2015 22:59
skulking with intent,,,..captivating, and alarming, encounter..
Isabel Cutler03-Dec-2015 20:34
Assassin bugs can be very intimidating. I love their prehistoric look.
Graeme03-Dec-2015 20:14
I would never of thought this was even an insect! VV
Jim Coffman03-Dec-2015 19:18
That is a rather mean looking bug! Well captured!
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