----- Forwarded Message ---- From: L. Shyamal <[email protected]> To: Ashwin Baindur <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 12 April, 2010 10:10:11 Subject: Re: Fw: [ButterflyIndia] blood sucking insect
It is a bug in the family Reduviidae - also known as an Assasin bug. They live on protein fluids and only a few species are known to go specifically for blood such as those in South America that are known to spread Chagas disease. All of these bugs will have enzymes that probably break down blood proteins and their bites will produce swelling reactions. This particular species is most likely an opportunist and in general their initial bite would be so painful as to wake up any healthy victim immediately. Incidentally I have a species of Reduviid breeding quite well these days in my garden and whenever the power cuts happen, I go around looking for them. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ReduviidaeBlr1.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ReduviidaeBlr2.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ReduviidaeBlr3.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ReduviidaeBlr4.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ReduviidaeBlr5.jpg (Nymph concealing itself with debris) best wishes Shyamal On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Ashwin Baindur <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Shyamal, > >Can you shed any light? > >Warm regards, > >Ashwin Baindur >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Col Ashwin Baindur >OIC Corps Archive & Museum, CME, Dapodi Pune 411031 >------------------------------------------- >Tel : 020-27147976 (R), Mob : 09923454462 >Email: ashwin.baindur(at)gmail.com, ashwin_baindur(at)yahoo.com >------------------------------------------------------------------------One >does not often associate James Michener with nature-writing.Yet it is >difficult to find one of his epics which has not been embellished by a tale >about the land, its formation, the animals, the plants and the people who live >amongst them.... > >Read "Epic splendour- The nature writing of James Michener. " in... > >Blog: http://thebutterflydiaries.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/epic-splendour/ > >"The Butterfly Diaries" The natural travails of an Army Officer in Hindostan! >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > >----- Forwarded Message ---- >From: shivaprakash adavanne <[email protected]> >To: butterflyindia <[email protected]>; >[email protected] >Sent: Sun, 11 April, 2010 21:58:41 >Subject: [ButterflyIndia] blood sucking insect > > >hello, >Sorry for cross posting. >An insect photo attached sucks blood, causing irritation and swelling >as shown in picture. It is found in a village house in Kungal taluk, >Karnataka.App length of insect is 20 mm. > >Will someone shed light on insect? > >regards, >a.shivaprakash > > > -- Enjoy To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
