Assassin bug

[Prajwal J Ullal]

Spotted this beauty resting on some potted plants near NIC(Nature information centre) at SGNP. This was about 25-30mm long and seemed to be very static, probably asleep. Was interesting task to capture the beauty, especially in slightly low, early morning light.

EXIF:
Canon 550D
Canon 100mm macro
F/5
Shutterspeed 1/100
ISO 200
Handheld, inbuilt flash used
Location: SGNP
Special thanks to Abhishek Jamalbad for confirming the ID as "assassin bug (reduviidae)" on Facebook

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice image. Slight less space on the top to avoid the out of focus vegetation would have been good. The rear legs and the antennae are quite long. Thanks for sharing.