When hunting, assassin bugs rely heavily on camouflage and ambush tactics, lying in wait for prey to come within range before striking. Flower assassin bugs in particular are patient predators ...

They quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Gorareduvius gajarrangarnang, or the spinifex-dwelling assassin bug.

Thankfully, as flagged up by IGN, Ubisoft has announced that both Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Origins are now cured of this rather nasty problem - but Odyssey still remains beset by the bug.