An ant-mimicking bug tastes a seed in an Australian rainforest. Note how light patches on the bug's body give the false impression of a narrow ant waist and neck. Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

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.

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Portrait of a Lygus sp. tarnished plant bug (Miridae).

Urbana, Illinois, USA

A leafhopper (Cicadellidae: Ledrinae) is perfectly colored for camouflage against Eucalyptus bark.

Harrietville, Victoria, Australia

A flightless flat bug, Chelonoderus sp., from the northern Australian rain forests.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

Arilus cristatus - wheel bug (Reduviidae).

Urbana, Illinois, USA

A soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) spreads its delicate wings to take flight. This insect has become one of the most economically damaging pest insects to agriculture in the United States.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

An ant-mimicking bug tastes a seed in an Australian rainforest. Note how light patches on the bug's body give the false impression of a narrow ant waist and neck.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

A minute pirate bug (Anthocoridae).

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Minute pirate bugs (Anthocoridae) are common insects, but their small size means they often go unnoticed.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Frit flies (Chloropidae: Conioscinella) steal hemolymph from the kill of a spined assassin bug (Reduviidae: Sinea).

East Brooklyn, Illinois, USA

An ant-mimicking bug tastes a seed in an Australian rainforest. Note how light patches on the bug's body give the false impression of a narrow ant waist and neck.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia

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Keywords: bug hemiptera mimicry ant mimic seed predation

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True Bugs

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