I never expected an assassin bug bite to hurt this much! Watch as I take on this little menace and feel the sting first-hand.

Assassin bugs (also known as ambush bugs or thread-legged bugs) are one of nature's stealthiest hunters, known for their precision strikes and ability to subdue prey with incredible efficiency.

In almost 500 of these attacks, though, not one assassin bug died. Ants are dangerous game and adept insect killers themselves. Some species are also several times bigger than the assassin bugs.

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This is a stealthy, predatory insect, and it’s one of my favorites in the world of entomology: Meet the Assassin Bug (aw, isn’t it cute?). From the family of Reduviidae insects, these make up ...

And yet, that’s exactly what the giraffe-necked assassin bug does. It’s a bizarre-looking creature from northern Australia, with a spindly inch-long body, arms like a praying mantis, and a ...

The one thing we have over this bug is size. Pray that it doesn’t work out a way to get significantly bigger quickly. Assassin bugs stalk and lure their hapless prey [New Scientist] ...

UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience's Dr. Andrew Walker said the venom system of the assassin bug is like no other venomous animal previously studied. "These aptly named bugs inject insect prey ...

News; Bugging the Northwest: Finally an assassin you want on your property Sun., Sept. 25, 2022 This red four-spurred assassin bug was recently found in a homeowner’s garden in Shoreline, Wash ...

Though most true bugs eat plant sap, some feed on animals. One such true bug is the assassin bug, which feeds on fellow insects. Learn more on this Moment of Science.