This assassin bug nymph (Reduviidae: Emesinae) hunts spiders in their webs.

Armenia, Belize
A young leaf-footed bug (Coreidae).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
Tenodera sinensis - chinese mantis.
Tenodera sinensis - chinese mantis, nymph.
On the underside of a sun-soaked leaf, Aphaenogaster tennesseensis tending to Entylia sp. treehoppers.  The treehoppers secrete sweet honeydew for the ants in exchange for protections from parasites and predators.

Lake Glendale, Illinois, USA
Cimex lectularius nymph (left) and adult bed bugs.

Chicago, Illinois, USA
The swollen body of this bed bug nymph indicate that it is most of the way through a blood meal.

Chicago, Illinois, USA
On the underside of a sun-soaked leaf, Aphaenogaster tennesseensis tending to Entylia sp. treehoppers.  The treehoppers secrete sweet honeydew for the ants in exchange for protections from parasites and predators.

Lake Glendale, Illinois, USA
Aphaenogaster tennesseensis tending to Entylia sp. treehoppers.  The treehoppers secrete sweet honeydew for the ants in exchange for protections from parasites and predators.

Lake Glendale, Illinois, USA
A young leaf-footed bug (Coreidae).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
A young leaf-footed bug (Coreidae).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
A young leaf-footed bug (Coreidae).

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia
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