...&hl=en&q=saddleback%%20caterpillar or injected by an assassin bug (note that I donated one of the photos on the site below-- it was a much, much smaller one that injected me): http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4TH/KKHP/1INSECTS/assassin.html And yes, I've been lucky enough to experience all three as part of the list of animals that have bitten or stung me. (Both snake and possum ...

http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/western_conifer_seed_bug.htm http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4TH/KKHP/1INSECTS/assassin.html They are very close in looks but to a trained eye one can see that this is a Western Conifer Seed Bug, it is not an assassin bug. -- I wish you all the best Tim Wise www.onepest.com www.askourpros.com

... to tell without color. As someone said there are many bugs just like that. For example the Box Elder Bug and Milkweed bug: http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4TH/KKHP/1INSECTS/boxelder.html http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4TH/KKHP/1INSECTS/milkweed.html