The Assassin Bug was the first bug to send me to the HOSPITAL! Join me as I recount my expedition into the wilderness of ...

Assassin bugs range from 4 to 40 mm in length and are known most exclusively for their formidable weapon--a sharp, curved, hypodermic needle-like structure on their heads called a "rostrum".

One group of insects, the assassin bugs, can be seen using tree resin to catch prey in this fascinating YouTube clip. Let’s take a closer look at exactly how they do it and the significance of ...

By Duncan Geere, Wired UK A species of assassin bug has been found which creeps onto spiders’ webs and pretends to be prey, then devours the spider when it comes to investigate. The creature ...

Spiders remain dangerous prey. The assassin bugs, for all their stealth, only catch their prey around 20 percent of the time, and about one in ten of them become meals for the spiders.

This assassin bug's ability to use a tool — bees’ resin — could shed light on how the ability evolved in other animals.

An assassin bug, Sirthenea flavipes, exhibits a conspicuous body color similar to the bombardier beetle Pheropsophus occipitalis jessoensis which coexist with the assassin bug in the same habitat ...

Feast your eyes on this 50-million-year-old assassin bug and its exquisite genitalia Delicate insect genitalia are rarely retained as fossils. By Kate Baggaley Published Jan 20, 2021 3:09 PM EST ...