Cariblatta Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Beautiful North American assassin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wcbpolish Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Where were they collected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 Where were they collected? In a deciduous forest in Montgomery, AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Are the different colors different instars, different species, or different genders? Or just individual differences? Are you starting a colony? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Are the different colors different instars, different species, or different genders? Or just individual differences? Are you starting a colony? Black ones are nymphs, red ones are newly molted (teneral) adults, and the ones with white wings are hardened adults, and yes, I'm trying to establish a captive bred colony of this species from my wild collected specimens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Black ones are nymphs, red ones are newly molted (general) adults, and the ones with white wings are hardened adults, and yes, I'm trying to establish a captive bred colony of this species from my wild collected specimens Very cool. I thought that most assassin bugs were from Africa. Something else to look for when I am out and about, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Very cool. I thought that most assassin bugs were from Africa. Something else to look for when I am out and about, I guess. Insects are diverse and live all over the world or one family usually lives most of the continents I think. Some people think that spiders only live in one place in the US and stuff like that and I am like What!!? lol. The assassin bug family has 7000 species all together it says on Wikipedia.https://en.wikipedia...wiki/Reduviidae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I should have thought of that. But, just as hissing roaches are confined to Madagascar, I perceived that most assassins were from Africa. I know that there are other hemipterans in North America, I just did not realize we had this group as well. Does anyone know if there are any in the midwest, and if so, was habitats to look for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 I should have thought of that. But, just as hissing roaches are confined to Madagascar, I perceived that most assassins were from Africa. I know that there are other hemipterans in North America, I just did not realize we had this group as well. Does anyone know if there are any in the midwest, and if so, was habitats to look for them? I would suggest looking up on this page http://bugguide.net/node/view/166 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy1892 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I should have thought of that. But, just as hissing roaches are confined to Madagascar, I perceived that most assassins were from Africa. I know that there are other hemipterans in North America, I just did not realize we had this group as well. Does anyone know if there are any in the midwest, and if so, was habitats to look for them? I see them on flowers and in leaves in the forests and I think it would be similar where you are (I am in the east US which probably has a nicer climate). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 That is a excellent species! It's handsome and a good size. Great job and good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 That is a excellent species! It's handsome and a good size. Great job and good work! Thank you I'm really hoping that i'll be able to breed these guys and establish a culture in captivity since they are quite rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Thank you I'm really hoping that i'll be able to breed these guys and establish a culture in captivity since they are quite rare. There are quite a few pictures of this species on bugguide. You can find captive breeding data for this species and a few photos in the 2001 Assassins & Waterscorpions booklet. Your goal to establish a culture is doable but they are more time intensive than say Platymeris. Maybe you could discover a way to keep them that does not require inordinate effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invertebrated Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I can remember catching assassin bugs 30 odd years ago - when I was growing up in Ocala, Florida. I would catch them and throw them in the air to see if they would fly. Needless to say, I got nailed sometimes in the process. The feeling was the most memorable "stabbing" pain of all the bugs that nailed me as a kid. It was on the same level of pain as the fuzzy buzzy "cattle killers" but, weirdly different. The species you keep has such amazing color. I love the progressive display toward imago. Nature gives us so many gifts to admire. Thanks for the great pics. It'd be cool to see updates on your progress. Either way, thanks agin for sharing and good luck with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 I can remember catching assassin bugs 30 odd years ago - when I was growing up in Ocala, Florida. I would catch them and throw them in the air to see if they would fly. Needless to say, I got nailed sometimes in the process. The feeling was the most memorable "stabbing" pain of all the bugs that nailed me as a kid. It was on the same level of pain as the fuzzy buzzy "cattle killers" but, weirdly different. The species you keep has such amazing color. I love the progressive display toward imago. Nature gives us so many gifts to admire. Thanks for the great pics. It'd be cool to see updates on your progress. Either way, thanks agin for sharing and good luck with them. That's an interesting childhood experience. I've been stung by them once and it really wasn't a pleasing experience. lol Here's a little progress over the past few weeks Got 4 nymphs to hatch and more are coming on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 Hatched nymphs seem to be doing fabulous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Why can't I see most of the pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 Why can't I see most of the pictures? Can you see them now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Can you see them now? No :-( The last post with pictures, I can only see the last one. It seems to be hit-or-miss which ones I can see. Are they all the same format? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 No :-( The last post with pictures, I can only see the last one. It seems to be hit-or-miss which ones I can see. Are they all the same format? That's strange. They should be all in same format cause they are linked to FB album of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 That's strange. They should be all in same format cause they are linked to FB album of mine. I'm at home now and can view them fine... I wonder if it is due to the fact that the school where I work has facebook blocked. But that still does not explain why I can only see certain ones when there. Oh well. They are beautiful, by the way! What are they feeding on? roach nymphs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 I'm at home now and can view them fine... I wonder if it is due to the fact that the school where I work has facebook blocked. But that still does not explain why I can only see certain ones when there. Oh well. They are beautiful, by the way! What are they feeding on? roach nymphs? It might be that your school's internet isn't stable or something. They are feeding on roach nymphs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I was at a friend's house tonight (the lady who gave me my first hissers!) and she had some assassin bugs she had purchased somewhere. She was going to look up the scientific name and send it to me. Pretty cool bugs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Almost close to completing one cycle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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