Grain Bug Leg Spines | Pacific Damsel Bug Profile | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | True Bugs (Hemiptera) | ||||
Family: | Damsel Bug (Nabidae) | ||||
Species: | Pacific Damsel Bug (Nabis kinbergii) | ||||
This Photo: | Dorsal, ~8mm | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Like Assassin Bugs, these are predatory on other insects (ie carnivorous). Notice the strong front legs as well, to hold the prey. Similar Species: Brown Senna Bug (Melanacanthus cf scutellaris) : Long Broad-headed Bug (Mutusca brevicornis) | |||||
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