Oct 22, 2022
More Assassin Bugs
There’s a few of them around.
Unidentified, Tribe Harpactorini
01/06/22
seen from Finland
seen from China
seen from China
seen from Netherlands
seen from United States
seen from Russia
seen from United States
seen from Türkiye
seen from Netherlands
seen from Singapore
seen from Ireland
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Netherlands
seen from Ireland
seen from Netherlands
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from United States
More Assassin Bugs
There’s a few of them around.
Unidentified, Tribe Harpactorini
01/06/22
Wheel Bug in Missouri (via USFWSmidwest)
Look but don’t touch! Wheel bugs (Arilus cristatus) are cool to see, but can inflict a painful bite if handled. Look for the prominent spiny ridge or "wheel" on the thorax to identify this species of assassin bug.
Photo by Anna Weyers/USFWS.
Small plant bug, currently unidentified.
Unknown, Monaloniini
30/05/22
I found a really cool ambush bug!!! These guys are really cool and super well camouflaged. The one here is pictured before and after I knocked him off a flower accidentally.
These ruthless Assassin bugs hid from potential predators using a camouflage cloak - made from the bodies of ants they had killed. The deadly insects paralysed the ants by injecting them with a toxic enzyme before sucking them dry.They then piled the dried-out corpses on their sticky backs to act as a defence against other predators, such as jumping spiders. Picture: Guek Hock Ping/Photoshot/Solent News (via Pictures of the day: 15 December 2013 - Telegraph)