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Black & yellow (Assassin bug)

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Assassin bug
by: Moni

Mimi
Your bug is an assassin bug, Microtomus purcis. It is not a Lygaeidae, but it is in the family Reduviidae.
This assassin bug is found in the southern states under bark usually. It is a beneficial predator of insects like all assassin bugs. And, like most assassin bugs it can inflict a painful bite if mishandled.

Here are photos of the various stages and coloration of this insect - http://bugguide.net/node/view/55960/bgimage

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