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These insects will cover their arms in tree resin in order to lure insects, mostly bees. Attracted to the resin, the assassin bug will then grab hold of it in a sticky embrace and pierce it with its proboscis, drinking the fluid until an empty husk of an insect remains. Found during a night hike in Iwokrama rainforest reserve.
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I love these little guys although I believe their bite is potentially pretty nasty.
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This Assassin Bug awaits a passerby for its next victim. This harmless looking bug that resembles the Milkweed bug, injects a paralyzing venom into its prey. Not a bug to handle, its bite to the human is said to be much more painful than a bee sting.
I don't want to find out!
Assassin Bug
Found this big assassin bug on a small tree, its tough to shoot it as it always moves away, plus the black color sometimes makes me wanna give up :)
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A type of Assassin bug with prey on Melalueca quinquenervia tree in a backyard at Lake Macquarie, NSW Australia. Tentatively named as Pristhesancus plagipennis .
I think this is an assassin bug of some sort, but I can't find it in my bug guide. He was sitting on top of these flowers with his arms stretched out, trying to catch flying insects. I spent a half hour watching him.
This shot was taken with the nikkor 105mm f/2.8 lens & the Tc20e iii teleconverter.
This is a true bug known as Assassin Bug because of it's method of obtaining food. It lays in wait for other insect species, then 'stabs' the unwary with a needle-like organ and inserts toxin(s) that incapacitate and digest the other insect's vitals. The Assassin bug then proceeds to pull the material into it's own body for nutrition. Gruesome!!! Yes, but this sort of thing happens regularly in the insect world. Some species are known as 'Wheel Bugs' because of the wheel-like projection on it's back. This is visible only as a dark area here because of the perspective.
This is a bug that should be handled carefully!!!
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Sedos, the City of London’s premier amateur theatre company, presents the Stephen Sondheim musical Assassins at the Bridewell Theatre, 6-16 April 2011. Find out more at www.sedos.co.uk/2011/assassins.htm
Photos by Michael Smith.