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Thread Legged Assassin Bug

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Found a pair and i thought they going to mate... only when i see my preview then i realize the bottom one is already dead. Probably killed by a spider. Body size 6mm. Taken at night in singapore on a tree trunk.

Quote en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emesinae
Emesinae, or thread-legged bugs, are a subfamily of the Reduviidae (i.e., assassin bugs). They are conspicuously different from the other reduviids by their very slender body form. They are stalking, predaceous insects that can be collected on palm fronds, cliffs, spider webbing, or near lights at night (many can be collected by blacklight). They walk on their mid and hind legs; the front pair is raptorial. Some groups specialize on spiders. Very little is known about emesines except that many species are found in the tropics. Pedro Wygodzinsky wrote the most recent revision of this group.
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Good info and photo !  :) (Smile)