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mating pair

Hundreds of individuals feeding on ivy flowers

Spotted along an alpine trail. Unsure about specific location but i could find it if i dug more i reckon. Observed at fairly high altitude, at least above 1000m.

禪堂公園，鳳梨園前

Crusader Bug and nymphs at all stages of development

禪堂公園鳳梨園前的桂花

Here's a little time lapse video of the whole process
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOMDfZ53wLw

~8mm nymph (4th instar perhaps?)
Almost 12 years since I last saw & photographed one.
Lets hope we see a number of stages this year to complete the life cycle series 🙂

I love these bugs! This is the first adult I have seen, so huge!!

https://archive.org/details/entomologicalnew1132002amer/page/32/mode/2up

Teneral.

Male and female (possibly with young in pouch) seen feeding on Hakea cucullata flowers during the daytime.

4.5 cm long

Eating a crawfish

1.5 mm body length

LRF 17°C 0km/h 94% 1017hPa Cloudless Waxing Crescent Moon (6), 38%

Bordered Plant Bugs
(Macrocheraia grandis),
Chitwan National Park,
Nepal