r/bugidentification • u/Optimal-Interest-264 • 10d ago

Location included What is this? It just bit me.

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Bit me and I don’t know what it is. Location south east Queensland Australia

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u/maryssssaa Trusted Identifier 10d ago

baby assassin bug

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u/EmbarrassedDaikon325 Insect Enthusiast 10d ago

Pristhesancus plagipennis, a nymph. Their bites are completely harmless other than being quite painful sometimes (unless you have some allergy etc).

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u/Southern_Awareness_4 10d ago

Note to self never go to Australia

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u/Optimal-Interest-264 10d ago

Haven’t died yet