Assassin Bugs
Assassin Bug, common name for a long-legged predatory insect that stalks other insects. They are found throughout the world with over 135 recognized species in North America. Most species of assassin bugs are considered beneficial because they help control insect pests.
The assassin bug is a very interesting bug. It is an ambush predator; Ambush predators or sit-and-wait predators are carnivorous animals or other organisms, such as some nematophagous fungi and carnivorous plants, that capture or trap prey by stealth or by strategy (typically not conscious strategy), rather than by speed or by strength.
It uses poisonous saliva then kill and eat its target, it can even harm humans! These bugs have more brains than stregnth, they will use their brain and camoflage themselves with debris, plants, dirt, rocks, bark and sometimes even the remains of dead prey insects.
It uses poisonous saliva then kill and eat its target, it can even harm humans! These bugs have more brains than stregnth, they will use their brain and camoflage themselves with debris, plants, dirt, rocks, bark and sometimes even the remains of dead prey insects.
Life cycle
The assassin bugs lyfe cycle is pretty cool! it starts of as an egg ( like most insects do ) , then it transformes into a nymph ( definition; an immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows ), and then it finally becomes an adult.
fact; The assassin bug MUST molt atleast SEVEN times before morphing into an adult assassin bug.
The assassin bugs lyfe cycle is pretty cool! it starts of as an egg ( like most insects do ) , then it transformes into a nymph ( definition; an immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows ), and then it finally becomes an adult.
fact; The assassin bug MUST molt atleast SEVEN times before morphing into an adult assassin bug.
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