Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ant bug

Posted by ChrisR on 28-07-2007 18:39
#1
I have seen these ant-mimic (assassin?) bugs on large daisy flowers in my front garden recently - does anyone know what they are? Size: 4mm, location: southern England.
Edited by Paul Beuk on 28-07-2007 19:14

Posted by Paul Beuk on 28-07-2007 18:53
#2
Please try again attaching the image. Wink

Posted by ChrisR on 28-07-2007 18:57
#3
Believe me, I have been trying ... again and again and again. The initial problem was spaces in the name but after I have corrected this (to Ant-bug.jpg) I am still unable to upload it. Sad The file is 79KB.
Edited by ChrisR on 28-07-2007 19:03

Posted by Paul Beuk on 28-07-2007 19:16
#4
It is in. Something in the file must have triggered the security response of the CMS.

Posted by Isidro on 28-07-2007 20:44
#5
I see the picture perfectly.
The bug is Myrmecoris gracilis.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 28-07-2007 21:41
#6
This is not Myrmecoris - it is a nymph of Himacerus mirmicoides - the Ant Damsel Bug, very common throughout southern Britain.

Posted by ChrisR on 28-07-2007 21:42
#7
Thanks Smile