Score! Ambush Bug!

On the zinnia, one teeny tiny little bug the size and color and shape of bird dropping defied my camera's lens. No mater what I did, no matter where I positioned myself, no matter how well anchored to the table top my elbows -- the little critter would not slide clearly into focus.
But.
I noticed it rear up like a little horse. I noticed the crisscross on its back. I noticed the front legs reminding me of a hopper's. Its size and color made me suspect "nymph," but what kind?
Jill would know, I thought, and after some thought she did!

An assassin bug nymph! A jagged assassin bug (Phymata)!

Hip hip hooray for the assassin bug!