Dec. 21—Continuing with the theme of misinformation surrounding certain assassin bugs, this week's featured creature is the wheel bug (Arilus cristatus). In the comment sections of a couple of ...

A rare fossilized assassin bug is causing a bit of a stir in entomology circles because it is so remarkably well-preserved that one can distinctly pick out its penis. The specimen dates back 50 ...

A new remarkably preserved fossil assassin bug (Insecta, Heteroptera, Reduviidae) from the Eocene Green River Formation of Colorado. Papers in Palaeontology , 2021 DOI: 10.1002/spp2.1349 Cite This ...

The fossilized bug had quite a journey. It was found in 2006 in modern-day Colorado in an area called the Green River Formation. The fossil split cleanly in half and was sold by a dealer to two ...

Recovered from the Green River Formation in present-day Colorado, this fossil represents a new genus and species of predatory insects known as assassin bugs. (Credit: Palaeontological Association) (CN ...

The fossil of Aphelicophontes danjuddi, a new genus and species of assassin bug, accompanied by the fossil of a small beetle Palaeontological Association The fossil record is a lot more than just ...

A 50-million-year-old assassin bug offers a rare peek at reproductive structures that aren’t usually visible in fossilized insects. The “extraordinarily well-preserved” male genitalia of the ...

This is the time of the assassin bugs. In fact it’s the time when everything small vigorously engages in a life of unspeakable violence, which up here in the human world we take for horror and ...

The ugliest critter will snatch the title from the 2010 winner, the assassin bug. The Ugly Bug Contest was started in 1997 by Northern Arizona University’s Marilee Sellers and initially was a ...

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 ...

Most of the assassin bugs can give you a nasty bite but most aren’t interested in feeding on you and are acting defensively when they bite. The kissing bug is the exception around these parts.

Recovered from the Green River Formation in present-day Colorado, the fossil represents a new genus and species of predatory insects known as assassin bugs. Advanced Search Home ...