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- Assassin bugs feed by external digestion, which means that they push their beak into their victims body and inject a very toxic, or poisonous, liquid that affects the nerves and liquifies the muscles and tissues of their prey. Most other insects that eat like this have two tubes in their beak; one for injecting the fluid and one for sucking in their food. But assassin bugs have only one large tube that does both jobs. This larger tube allows them to inject a larger amount of the toxic digestive fluid so that prey many times their size can be quickly overcome. Once the insides of the prey are turned into a liquid, the assassin bug uses its rostrum to suck out the liquefied tissues in much the same way we use a straw to drink a milkshake!
- The saliva of the assassin bug starts to work almost immediately. Cockroaches have been seen to die in only 3 or 4 seconds, and caterpillars more than 400 times their weight can die in only 10 seconds! A feast this size can last for days or even weeks.
- Spanish Name: Chinche Asesina
websites used to research;
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~dorr/insects/predators/assassin_bu/assassin_bug.html#
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAYQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2138325%2FAssassin-bug-carries-dead-ants-ward-enemies.html&ei=EtsQVcfxL4q68gWK24GIBg&bvm=bv.89184060,d.dGc&psig=AFQjCNFokokFL_JRGf2
ISmGQYDrB6qtYhg&ust=1427254376173048
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/39144/assassin-bug
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAYQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcomfortablejeans.com%2Fimages%2Fpicowl%2Fmilkweed-assassin-bug&ei=-9oQVezUKIbs8AXdjIKwDA&bvm=bv.89184060,d.dGc&psig=AFQjCNFokokFL_JRGf2ISmGQYDrB6qtYhg&ust=1427254376173048
http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/assassin_bug_facts/275/
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAYQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2138325%2FAssassin-bug-carries-dead-ants-ward-enemies.html&ei=EtsQVcfxL4q68gWK24GIBg&bvm=bv.89184060,d.dGc&psig=AFQjCNFokokFL_JRGf2
ISmGQYDrB6qtYhg&ust=1427254376173048
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/39144/assassin-bug
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAYQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcomfortablejeans.com%2Fimages%2Fpicowl%2Fmilkweed-assassin-bug&ei=-9oQVezUKIbs8AXdjIKwDA&bvm=bv.89184060,d.dGc&psig=AFQjCNFokokFL_JRGf2ISmGQYDrB6qtYhg&ust=1427254376173048
http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/assassin_bug_facts/275/
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