Aliens Have Landed!

[eddie]

Well not really
Just an interesting looking bug I found

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[haroldo359]

that is a weird looking bug. any idea what it is?

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[keller346]

That is a Assassin bug also known as a wheel bug

CLASS: Insecta (Hexapoda)

ORDER: Hemiptera

FAMILY: Reduviidae

AKA: Reduviids

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[keller346]

Assassin bugs are one of the simplest insects to keep in captivity. They should be kept in a smallish tank from 10 x 10 x 8 (up to 6 adults) or 18 x 12 x 12 inches (up to 12 adults) and can be kept in small colonies providing there are plenty of hiding places and food available.

The tank base can be covered with a variety of materials but I prefer to use completely dry vermiculite, this can be left in place for several months as these creatures don't make very much mess. The vermiculite should be around 2 inches deep and should have several chunks of natural cork bark placed on to it, you should place one piece crossing the other to give some interest in your tank design and more underneath surface area.


Most of the time the assassin bugs will be under this cork hiding place and will only venture out in search of food.

The tank should have a well fitting but well ventilated lid to prevent any escapes as Assassin Bugs can climb smooth surfaces - including glass!
R. Bessin is the author

[BWSmith]

Unless you are the author, Please do not just copy and paste information from a site without giving credit.

http://www.easyinsects.co.uk/assassin-bugs/

[keller346]

for your info I emailed them to get the name of the author THANK YOU VERY MUCH. If you look there is no name there. I was informed that Blake is not the author and they will find the name for me.

[BWSmith]

I did look for a name and noticed that there was not one. That is why I qualified the statement with "Unless you are the author". Generally when a large portion of a page is pasted, it is etiquette to provide a link to the page or to the site.

[herpkingdom]

how would you like to have several hundred of those crawling all over your house :P

It is cool looking in an nasty kind of way.

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[keller346]

I posted his name above after they emailed me back. I alway try to get a name if possible. I just couldn't find one so I posted that above and was going to edit it with a name after I got it

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[herpkingdom]

|Good job there keller346.

thanks

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[BWSmith]

Very nice. Much more effort than most people go to.

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[keller346]

I try to give credit where credit is due. This guy worked very hard at the information he provides and anyone who works hard at something needs credit for their work.
On another note I have those bugs all around my house. They really won't hurt you but don't like to be poked or prodded very much. They are strange insects indeed.

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