Ζηλος
Zeal or Emulation, a son of Styx and Oceanus. He was the brother of Victory, Strength and Violence (Table 32).
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Zelus is the personification of zeal or emulation and was a son of the Titan Pallas and the Oceanid Styx and brother of Nike, Cratos and Bia. Zelus is the constant companion of Zeus.
According to (P), Zelus is the Latin name for the Greek god Phthonos aka ZÍlos, with Roman name Invidia / Rivalitas. (interestingly, InVidia means envy)
Reduviidae are distinguished by their short, slender 3-segmented piercing beaks (most Hemiptera beaks are 4-segmented) which fit into a groove on the lower body surface. 4,F They can actually be quite cute and spunky looking in some of the pictures I've seen, especially considering they are true bugs.
They are primarily predatory, capturing prey with raptorial front legs. These assassins can fly, but poorly; when not in use the wings fold back over the body, overlapping at the tips, leaving a triangle over the thorax. J
"The adult bug varies from very light to dark brown and from 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches in length." J (That sure narrows down our hunt for bugs now, doesn't it?)
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