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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 renardiiAssassin Bugbuginsecthunterpredatorgood for gardensgarland texasmilkweed leafpreyeatingfeedingclose upfungus gnatdark winged fungus gnatSciaridae
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