These little red and black insects crawling over this azalea branch carry the formidable name of assassin bugs. The critters just hatched from their eggs that are attached to the branch in the phot… ...

This is a stealthy, predatory insect, and it’s one of my favorites in the world of entomology: Meet the Assassin Bug (aw, isn’t it cute?). From the family of Reduviidae insects, these make up ...

Assassin bug is ready for war with armor on its back. Published:11/17/2010 11/17/2010 ... The head is long and narrow with bulging brown eyes, long red antennae, and long mouthparts forming a hollow ...

Using their antennae, assassin bugs tap spiders, which appears to discombobulate the arachnids long enough to let the bugs make a toxic strike, researchers report September 29 in the Biological ...

But make no mistake—wheel bugs are called assassin bugs They spend most of their time hiding, using leafy plants as cover. Their markings provide camouflage, which they use to great effect.

Assassin bugs stalk spiders, too. "The assassin bugs that stalk the spiders will tap the spider gently and very carefully with their antenna while they slowly move into position above the spider's ...

A lot of assassins are lurking in the outdoors now, including in your yard. I’m talking, though, about insects — particularly a class of insects known as assassin bugs.