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Assassin bug, Pselliopus barberi
by: Moni

Rebecca
Well, I agree that it is an assassin bug, but disagree with christy o on the species. The striped antenna and legs with the bright orange color make this P. barberi. Sorry, it does not have a common name.
The assassin bugs are predators and feed on pest insects in the garden. So this is a good bug.

Here are some other images of P barberi
http://bugguide.net/node/view/47500/bgimage
Here are the milkweed assassin pics:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4832/bgimage
Milkweed Assassin Bug
by: christy o

This is a common bug found all over the USA. It is called a Milkweed Assassin Bug.. You can find more pictures of it and the scientific name on Google Images.
WOW... very cool looking bug
by: Steve L

I have no idea what this is, but it's a very cool looking lil guy!

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