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.

Assassin bugs are often found covered in sticky resin, so frequently, in fact, that they are sometimes referred to as ‘resin bugs’ or ‘sticky bugs’.

How Deadly Assassin Bugs Sneak Up on Spiders Scientists discover how hungry giraffe assassin bugs muffle their rampage through a web to grab the unwitting occupant.

The milkweed assassin bug belongs to the family called assassin bugs. There are a few insects in this order that bite humans, the most notorious is the kissing bug. Bob Peterson ...

Wild Georgia columnist Charles Seabrook sheds light on the adventures of an assassin bug known as the wheel bug.

Scientists found wingless black insects covered in plant resin and discovered a new species: spinifex-dwelling assassin bug, a study said.

First described in 1956, the giraffe assassin bug is one of the most peculiar. Its neck – technically called the pronutum – can make up half of its 4-centimetre length.

A bug improves its hunting success by slathering itself in the sticky resin of a grass, in a rare example of tool use by insects. Australian assassin bugs, from the genus Gorareduvius, are often ...

Bugs: pests, destroyers of crops, bringers of disease, educational tools? Tony Gustin thinks so. Gustin and his Creepy Crawly Zoo travel around the state to schools, libraries, bookstores and ...

A new species of assassin bug, which turns its prey into "milkshakes", is found in Western Australia's Goldfields.

A tiny new creature has been discovered in Australia that puts its prey in a sticky situation. The creature is a type of assassin bug that employs tools to hunt, an uncommon phenomenon in animals ...