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More than 1800 species of the wild flora and fauna of Zihuatanejo.
All photographs were taken in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and the surrounding area.
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True Bugs of Zihuatanejo
SUBORDER HETEROPTERA
Toad Bug
Genus Nerthra
Despite their small size these bugs are ferocious predators, by ambushing, running down, then pouncing on their invertebrate prey. They grasp their captives in their modified claw-like front legs and then immediately begin to siphon their soft inner tissues. I have seen them hunting ants in this manner where the bug has been surprisingly fast and agile, with capture happening only a second or two from when the ant was first spotted.




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