Gardeners often plant milkweed plants for attracting butterflies. The Milkweed Assassin Bug, Zelus longipes, is bright red and black. This insect is slow-moving and non-aggressive.

What Is a Wheel Bug? A wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) is a fairly large member (up to 1.5 inches) of the family commonly known as assassin bugs. According to Dan Young, entomology professor and ...

Spinifex-dwelling assassin bugs have “long, narrow” bodies less than an inch in length, the study said. They lack wings and are primarily black with some white, orange and yellow markings ...

Wheel Bugs, according to the Department of Entomology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, are one of the largest members of the family of insects known as assassin bugs. According ...