Eucalyptus Tip Bug (Amorbus alternatus) Nymph

 

Eucalyptus Tip-wilter Bug (Amorbus alternatus)

Nymph stage of a Eucalyptus Tip-wilter Bug (Amorbus alternatus), aka Gumtree Tip Bug, in the family Coreidae. The adults are typically dark brown in colour with light brown to orange on the legs and antennae, and alternated brown and yellow along the edges of the abdomen. Males have stouter hind femora and spiny hind legs. Body length about 20mm, plus antennae. They are relatively slow moving, but both adults and nymphs will release strong repellent odours when disturbed.

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Thread-legged bug (Stenolemus bituberus)

 

One of the strangest, yet most interesting insects I've ever encountered. A Thread-legged bug, (Stenolemus bituberus), spends almost it's entire life in spider webs and feeds mainly on spiders, moving from one web to the next, devouring the web creator.

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