Insects and Spiders

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More Drama On My Milkweed

When I checked my milkweed I found more life & death drama going on. An assassin bug nymph has caught a tiny fly for its meal. The experts tell me the prey is most likely a dark-winged fungus gnat. That hollow tube of the nymph is sucking all the juices out of the fly.
Leafhopper Assassin Bug Nymph (Zelus renardii)
Dark-winged Fungus Gnats (Family Sciaridae)

Zelus renardii Assassin Bug bug insect hunter predator good for gardens garland texas milkweed leaf prey eating feeding close up fungus gnat dark winged fungus gnat Sciaridae