Dave is right. Stinkbugs and leaffooted bugs are the bane of my existence. Once you have them ID'd to your satisfaction you would never want to let a group like that live to grow up to be productive members of the adult leaffooted society. They congregate in groups when young so I put a little plastic baggy over the whole lot and catch them all. Alot of them in a garden RUIN tomatoes--in my yard if you don't keep them in check there is never just a 'little' damage. I usually don't spray them as I know their sneaky tricks and can usually catch them. At the end of the season when I just let them go the tomatoes are a mess from their feedings.
Your picture by the way whick I think shows the LF egg casings is very cool and to see them hatch right soon after is very educational.
Maybe you can google some info to tell you exactly how to tell assassin bug nymphs from the LF nymphs.
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