HEMIPTERA
(Australian Bugs
)
   
OO43: Reduviid Bug
Havinthus sp.
Walcott Inlet, WA

OO44: Ground Assassin Bug
Pirates sp.
Mt. Whaleback, WA


 
       
 
Australia is home to around 6,000 species of bugs ranging from aquatic giants capable of preying on small fish to delicate plant hoppers. All have mouthparts modified to form a ‘straw’, which means they can only drink their food. For the sake of accuracy chewing insects should not be called bugs.


73 more species available in the collection
   
     
OO45: Basket-legged Assassin Bug
Ptilocnemus lemur
Drummond Nature Reserve, WA