Jun 10, 2018
#1321 - Big-eyed Bug - Fam. Geocoridae
Probably a Geocoris sp.
Found in the Alison Baird Reserve, a very important area of remnant bushland in the Swan Plain here in Perth. The number of plant species, especially carnivorous species, is ridiculously high, and is probably driven by the fact that the nutrient levels in the soil - 2 million year old sand dunes over clay - is almost totally devoid of nutrients.
Anyway, Geocorids - formerly part of the Lygaeidae, until they got a promotion in 1997. Some eat seeds, but Geocoris includes important predators of crop mites.
