A group of Mangrove Jewel Bugs (Calliphara nobilis) spotted on a leaf at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore, on 3 Sept 2023. When I attempted to take shots of another gathering, half of them flew away, so I left that group alone.
A lovely Issid Planthopper, Hemisphaerius coccinelloides, spotted at Bukit Gombak Park, Singapore, on 29 April, 2023. Only a few mm in size, the pattern only became apparent after taking the shots.
I think I might have posted this before but, what the heck, I like this picture of a little ambush bug nuzzling a wingstem flower while waiting for an unfortunate bee or butterfly. Just sittin' and thinkin'.
Went out to check out the pollinator garden (I go out to visit 3x a day at least adding iNaturalist observations), saw a few dragonflies fighting over territory there (nice) spotted an Eastern leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus) and a Megachile sp. bee posed for me.
(CW: images of an assassin bug feeding on another assassin bug.)
Assassin bugs are known to feed on other insects. Here's one spotted feeding on another assassin bug. A Campsolomus sp. feeding on a Cosmolestes picticeps spotted at Tampines Eco Green on 14 April 2023. Yes, they are two different species, so this is not cannibalism.
slowly starting to see bugs and friends* return to our garden! a green shield bug, buff-tailed bumblebee, zebra spider, and common cardinal beetle all spotted today!
Bad news if you are very small. (This is an assassin bug. The big pointy thing folded under its head is, um, what it does the assassinations with.) #insects#hemiptera#bugs#MacroPhotography