Gminatus australis
2 Orange assassin bug at Braemar, NSW
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| Gminatus australis | RogerF | 30 Oct 2023 | |
| Gminatus australis | Curiosity | 30 Oct 2023 |
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User's notes
With respect to time, image one is last in the sequence, as the assassin drags its prey beneath the flower.
4 comments
30 Oct 2023
Easier to move the fly, maybe? Fortunately, I think the hover fly was dead by that stage! When I first saw the pair, the fly was impaled behind the head. I've added an extra image, the last I took, showing the assassin and prey beneath the flower. I wonder if the assassin detected my movement as I photographed and wanted to go to a safer place to feed.
30 Oct 2023
Your last comment is correct. They have very good eyesight and are very alert. like most predators
Location information
- Coordinates 150.474918-34.433726
- Places Braemar, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Oct 2023 02:52 PM Recorded on
- Curiosity Recorded by
- garden daisy Associated plant
- hover fly (prey) Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Other activity Insect behaviour on flower
Collections
- Curiosity Southern Highlands NatureMapr Gminatus australis Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Gminatus australis Scientific name
- Orange assassin bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1520.7m Recorded at altitude
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