Zelus renardii
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Zelus renardii is an assassin bug. First instar
larva
e have been observed to collect a sticky substance from their eggs and rub it on their legs, which improves predation success on flies
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Instar
An instar is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, between each molt , until sexual maturity is reached. Arthropods must shed the exoskeleton in order to grow or assume a new form. Differences between instars can often be seen in altered body proportions, colors, patterns, or...
larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e have been observed to collect a sticky substance from their eggs and rub it on their legs, which improves predation success on flies
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
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