{"id":11213,"date":"2016-10-20T14:14:53","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T19:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.henryhartley.com\/?p=11213"},"modified":"2016-10-27T07:38:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T12:38:25","slug":"pselliopus-barberi-small-orange-assassin-bug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.henryhartley.com\/?p=11213","title":{"rendered":"Pselliopus barberi<\/em> (Small, Orange Assassin Bug)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Pselliopus<\/a>

Pselliopus barberi<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

I had a meeting in a different building this afternoon and decided to take my camera with me. After the meeting, I walked back ‘the long way’ which is actually a straighter line than the normal route but it goes through the woods and crosses a creek without a bridge, so it takes a bit longer. It takes longer still if you are on the lookout for things to photograph and stop whenever you find something. First I got some shots of bright crimson barberry leaves and fruit (Berberis<\/em> species). Then I took some pictures of the deep green leaves and bright red fruit on an Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii<\/em>). Both were reasonable pictures but not exactly exciting.<\/p>\n

\"Pselliopus<\/a>

Pselliopus barberi<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Then, in the woods, I caught a glimpse of something small and orange flying past. It landed on a weed and I got down low and found this little, bright orange assassin bug, Pselliopus barberi<\/em> crawling up the stem. The first pictures were not very good because of the low light. I popped up the flash and was able to get a few pictures that made identification easy. This is a little fellow, only a little over a centimeter in length. In the last shot I got, it took off just as I pressed the shutter. I thought I missed it entirely, but I captured it flying out of the frame (and out of my life). I went back and forth over which of these photos to post—the one that shows it well or the one with the action—and finally decided to post them both.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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