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3 November 2009 7 Comments Home » Insects etc.

A young assassin lurks in the green world,
a Zelus nymph with rostrum held ready,
tiny demon death dealer.

A young assassin lurks in the green world

7 Comments »

Denice Brown said:

I’m awestruck! I’m buying this green creature's portrait to keep during the cold gray days to come. Simply lovely.

# 3 November 2009 at 10:30 pm

Denice said:

It’s gorgeous, Rick. The greens are there to enjoy all winter. I need a copy of the Mighty Zelus for those cold gray days. Ring it up for me, Ok?

# 3 November 2009 at 10:32 pm

Rick said:

Thanks Denice. I love assassin bugs, but don’t see them often enough.

I was surprised I saw so few this year, perhaps the colder summer weather suppressed the numbers.

# 4 November 2009 at 9:15 am

Michael Sinclair said:

He/she looks like she is addressing the troops, ” Today the backyard, tomorrow the world! “

# 4 November 2009 at 9:19 am

Rick said:

If they were our size, Michael, they WOULD rule the world.

# 4 November 2009 at 9:23 am

jason said:

I was going to say something about how marvelous the photo is, what a delightful creature and so on, but then I laughed uproariously at Michael’s comment. Now I can’t see anything except General Patton prepping the troops to storm the beach. Too funny!

# 4 November 2009 at 12:51 pm

Rick said:

Thanks Jason. I think this assassin is an army of one.

# 4 November 2009 at 9:25 pm