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I too, have what I now know (thanks to you) as an assassin bug patroling my garden. I found him crawling on the back of my chair right behind where my head was resting. I had never seen one before so was quite startled, but intrigued, not only with his size but with his strange appearance. I took 10 pictures or so and am attaching one. If anyone knows this to be something other than an Assassin please let me know. Thanks for the info, Kennedy!
Thanks flhardatwork,
your bug is certainly an assassin bug. It looks to me like the Assassin known as the Wheel Bug because of the wheel-like ridge behind its head, which shows clearly in your picture: http://bugguide.net/node/view/137001/bgimage
Great pictures. I have been enjoying spying on Assassin Bugs for several years here in Florida. They live on scarlet milk weed plants and are not only beautiful and beneficial - they are amazing to watch. My grandchildren and I have watched them appear soon after hatching and they stay together for several weeks as they grow bigger and bigger. The beneficial bugs and spiders are wonderfully camouflaged - green lynx spiders and the many colored tiny crab spiders that lie in wait inside the flowers and foliage. Love 'em all! G'day Mate!
