A deer nibbled at my dragon fruit cactus, not Khorne. Assassin bugs are fantastic generalist predators and this nymph hitched a ride on my plants as I took them indoors for the winter. I'm keeping it around as pest control and hopefully some others will join it. Aphids for the Aphid God.

  • carpoftruth [any, any]
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    10 hours ago

    Oh cool I didn't know assassin bugs were a whole class of bugs. I was at a museum recently and saw some but they were way more beetle-y looking than your pal khorne there.

    • happybadger [he/him]
      hexagon
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      10 hours ago

      I can't tell which species Khorne is, but the local one I see most often looks like this as an adult:

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      They're so neat. My pollinator gardens at work are full of them collecting exoskeletons for the exoskeleton throne.

      edit: specifically Phymata americana. I think Khorne might be a Zelus luridus.

      • carpoftruth [any, any]
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        10 hours ago

        That's really cool. Bugs are so neat. They have such a crazy array of chemical weapons, defenses and tools

        I'm pretty ok with my life but sometimes I wish I could go back in time and become a biologist instead of a life-enthusiast

        • happybadger [he/him]
          hexagon
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          10 hours ago

          I hate that my horticulture degree only included one entomology course which was half-assed. They're such a critical part of my work but a big blind spot for me scientifically.