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Back yard Critter
D. Taylor

Back yard Critter

Any ideas, also will post in form for id.
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Habitat
backyard bushes
Location
Wayne County, NC
Date taken
07/04/09
Equipment used
Nikon D 80/Nikon 55-200 VR/Kenko extension turbes/bounced flash
KC Foggin
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What a stunning creature this is but I have no idea just what it is. Very happy to see it through the screen and not on me though ;)
 
Jaff
Excellent photo Donny! All I can say for sure is it's not a spider, beyond that I've got nothing.
 
D. Taylor
Thanks for the comments and for looking. I think it is a type of Assassin Bug from this link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin_bug
 

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Invertebrates
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