Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: Identifying this insect??

  1. #1
    New Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2018
    Location
    Cape Town
    Posts
    2
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Identifying this insect??

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	20180116_073829.jpg 
Views:	325 
Size:	23.4 KB 
ID:	6984

    The above insect has appeared around our house lately. We'd spotted 2 or 3 big cockroaches inside the house and so have been worried about what bugs we are attracting. We then saw this one -- one inside on one evening, and then this morning I noticed maybe about 6-10 of them around a certain plant box as I was watering. They seemed to be roused to activity by me pouring water on them!

    They're small -- about 1.5cm max.

    Please assist? What are they? Is it a type of cockroach? Should we be concerned?

    Thanks!

  2. #2
    Site Caretaker Dave A's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Durban, South Africa
    Posts
    22,648
    Thanks
    3,304
    Thanked 2,676 Times in 2,257 Posts
    Blog Entries
    12
    Seems likely to be an Assassin bug from the Reduvius tarsatus genus.

  3. Thanks given for this post:

    megbru (16-Jan-18)

  4. #3
    New Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2018
    Location
    Cape Town
    Posts
    2
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
    Thank you so much! We poked around on the internet a bit and it seems we don't need to worry about our tiny ones - just the big ones that are nasty. Will keep an eye on them that they don't grow though...!!

Similar Threads

  1. [Question] Identifying Which Computer Created An Invoice
    By M&E in forum Accounting Forum
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 11-Apr-17, 05:00 PM
  2. Garden Insect
    By daveob in forum General Chat Forum
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 17-Feb-11, 12:12 PM

Did you like this article? Share it with your favourite social network.

Did you like this article? Share it with your favourite social network.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •