One group of insects, the assassin bugs, can be seen using tree resin to catch prey in this fascinating YouTube clip. Let’s take a closer look at exactly how ...

A Surprise in a 50 Million-Year-Old Assassin Bug Fossil: Its Genitals Scientists were surprised to find the insect’s preserved penis, which suggests it was an unknown species.

Get a good look at Sinea incognita, a newly recognized species of assassin bug. Entomological Society of America A hidden group of assassins has been lurking undetected around the midwestern and ...

At one-eighth of an inch long, the wheel bug also is Georgia’s largest assassin bug. Its size and weird look probably make it seem like a monster in the insect world.

The confusion over the murder hornet and the look-alike are understandable at first glance: Cicada killer wasps are also large bugs.

Known by its scientific name Acanthaspis petax, the insect is a type of assassin bug—a term that refers to thousands of species of insects that are able to pierce their prey and suck out body ...

I’ve read that the milkweed assassin bug will kill unwanted insects like aphids, but I am concerned that it may actually prey on monarch caterpillars when they are on milkweed plants. Can you ...

This assassin bug's ability to use a tool — bees’ resin — could shed light on how the ability evolved in other animals.

Meanwhile, the aptly named assassin bug looks on and wonders what all the mercy is about, for this insect impales its prey and sucks it dry, then attaches the entire corpse to its back.

The confusion over the murder hornet and the look-alike are understandable at first glance: Cicada killer wasps are also large bugs.

One group of insects, the assassin bugs, can be seen using tree resin to catch prey in this fascinating YouTube clip. Let’s take a closer look at exactly how they do it and the significance of ...