alexwild > Portrait of a Thasus acutangulus nymph.  The bright colors advertise this bug's distastefulness.  Mexico.

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alexwild > Nymphs of the Giant Mesquite Bug (Thasus neocalifornicus) typically cluster in groups.  Clustering likely amplifies the intensity of the bright visual signal warning predators of their powerful defensive chemistry.  Arizona, USA.

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alexwild > Thasus neocalifornicus nymph. Arizona, USA.

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alexwild > Thasus neocalifornicus Giant Mesquite Bug, nymph. Arizona, USA.

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alexwild > Thasus acutangulus nymph.  Mexico.

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alexwild > As unlikely as it may seem, these two bugs belong to the same species.  The colorful bug is an immature.  Thasus acutangulus. Mexico.

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alexwild > Thasus neocalifornicus Giant Mesquite Bug, adult. Arizona, USA.

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Portrait of a Thasus acutangulus nymph. The bright colors advertise this bug's distastefulness. Mexico.

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alexwild > Portrait of a Thasus acutangulus nymph.  The bright colors advertise this bug's distastefulness.  Mexico.

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Portrait of a Thasus acutangulus nymph. The bright colors advertise this bug's distastefulness. Mexico.

filename: thasus39
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