True Bugs
The insect order Hemiptera is an abundant and diverse assemblage that includes hoppers, cicadas, aphids, scale insects, and others. These insects have beak-like mouthparts specialized for piercing/sucking.
The friendly face of Triatoma sanguisuga, the eastern bloodsucking conenose, showing the three-segmented beak it uses to bleed its victims.
Gray Summit, Missouri, USA
The friendly face of Triatoma sanguisuga, the eastern bloodsucking conenose, showing the three-segmented beak it uses to bleed its victims.
Gray Summit, Missouri, USA
Canon EOS 7D |
Original size: 4360x2989 |
Current: 800x549 |