Thorn Bug, Umbonia crassicornis

    Edinburg, Hidalgo Co., TX, USA. October 19

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    1. aliceinwl1 (14 months ago | reply)

      Awesome looking bugs, neat shot!

    2. Sandra van Hoek [deleted] (14 months ago | reply)

      oh wow.. these are beautiful.. do they only come out and active during night?

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    4. dog.happy.art (14 months ago | reply)

      Love this.

    5. kmalone98 (14 months ago | reply)

      A different color pattern from the ones I found in south Florida:

      flickr.com/photos/kmalone98

    6. bcanepa_photos (14 months ago | reply)

      That's some thorny bush Bill. That is amazing. Never have seen more than just one at a time.Thanks for showing us this

    7. Bill Bouton (14 months ago | reply)

      Sandra, the image is misleading because of the flash. It was in deep shade of a tree, so the background is dark.

    8. kikapookid (14 months ago | reply)

      It took some closer inspection, but there are legs and eyes on those thorns! Very cool bugs and photograph!

    9. alicecahill (14 months ago | reply)

      I have never seen these. A very interesting little creature.

    10. photosuze (14 months ago | reply)

      Wow--these are really interesting--never have seen these before. Cool capture!

    11. Matt Buckingham (14 months ago | reply)

      Now that is cool. Well captured.

    12. SeanMurtagh (14 months ago | reply)

      Great shot and cool bug. How big are these guy? Are they rare?

    13. Bill Bouton (14 months ago | reply)

      Sean, they are pretty big for a USA bug. It's been a while, so I don't remember exactly how tall one would be. I don't think they are rare, but I'm not very in the know about most Texas insects.

    14. flythebirdpath~}~}~} (14 months ago | reply)

      They create an interesting abstract........pretty color combo

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