Peter's Canyon, Orange, Orange County, CA. 10/15/05. © Peter J. Bryant. Contact for originals
Ambush Bug
Phymata pacifica
Hemiptera: Reduviidae
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James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 9/1/08. © Peter J. Bryant
James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 9/1/08. © Peter J. Bryant
Laguna Wilderness Park , Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 8/29/08. © Peter J. Bryant
Laguna Wilderness Park , Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 8/29/08. © Peter J. Bryant
Laguna Wilderness Park , Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 8/29/08. © Peter J. Bryant
Laguna Wilderness Park , Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 8/29/08. © Peter J. Bryant
The bug has caught a fly (Cylindromyia sp.), and has it by the schnoz and a leg. Her beak is penetrating the prey, and the fly is saying her final prayers. Black Star Canyon, Orange County, CA. 9/4/10. © Peter J. Bryant
Black Star Canyon, Orange County, CA. 9/4/10. © Peter J. Bryant
Black Star Canyon, Orange County, CA. 9/4/10. © Peter J. Bryant
Black Star Canyon, Orange County, CA. 9/4/10. © Peter J. Bryant
Black Star Canyon, Orange County, CA. 9/4/10. © Peter J. Bryant
Black Star Canyon, Orange County, CA. 9/4/10. © Peter J. Bryant