What is this bug?

[Elo500]

Found a few of these guys in an Italian cypress in my yard (Orange County, CA) I have no idea what it is. Sorry for the blurry pics. It has 2 long antennae and it walks with it's front legs up in the air. The 3 I found were all the same size and brown in color.

 

[aychen222]

looks like an assassin bug.

 

[D_Hemptress]

ew.

 

[Precarious]

Yes, immature assassins.

Related to the Wheel Bug I had.

Wheel Bug nymph feeds!
Wheel Bug molts! (video & photos)

 

[Elo500]

That's it! I'm finding similar pictures now when I Google immature assassin bugs. Thanks for the inf. I think I'll stop playing with them before I get bit!

Found this info:

Assassin and kissing bugs
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several members of this predatory family Reduviidae can inflict
painful bites and others can transmit pathogens resulting in serious and potentially fatal human
disease (i.e., Chagas' disease, or American trypanosomiasis).
http://www.afpmb.org/sites/default/files/pubs/guides/field_guide.pdf

 

[agent A]

Yes, immature assassins.Related to the Wheel Bug I had.

http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=21657'>Wheel Bug nymph feeds!http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=21674'>Wheel Bug molts! (video & photos)

Henry i think these r zelus species

A fun assassin to keep but need very high humidity to hatch properly

I lost my stock when all but 1 hatchling got stuck hatching

 

[Rick]

In the future here is a good resource: www.bugguide.net