Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 7-26-06. © Ron Hemberger

Bee Assassin

Apiomerus californicus

Hemiptera: Reduviidae

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Assassinating a wasp. No-name Ridge, Crystal Cove State Park, Laguna Beach, CA. 7/4/09. © Peter J. Bryant.
Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 7-26-06
© Ron Hemberger

Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-24-07. © Ron Hemberger
Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-24-07. © Ron Hemberger

Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-24-07. © Ron Hemberger
Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-20-09. © Ron Hemberger

Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-20-09. © Ron Hemberger
Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-20-09. © Ron Hemberger

Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-20-09. © Ron Hemberger
Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-20-09. © Ron Hemberger

Nymph. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 9-20-06. © Ron Hemberger
Mating pair. End of Pico Blvd, San Clemente, Orange County, CA. 4-19-13. © Robert Gorman.

Mating pair feeding. End of Pico Blvd, San Clemente, Orange County, CA. 4-19-13. © Robert Gorman.
Mating pair feeding. End of Pico Blvd, San Clemente, Orange County, CA. 4-19-13. © Robert Gorman.

Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7-16-13. © Ron Hemberger