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 ...

Sun., Sept. 25, 2022 This red four-spurred assassin bug was recently found in a homeowner’s garden in Shoreline, Wash., north of Seattle. (Forest Lehrman/courtesy) ...

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.

This modern-day assassin bug stacks dead ant bodies on its back to confuse predators. Mohd Rizal Ismail. Imagine you’re wandering in the forests near Lake Victoria, in Kenya or Tanzania, when ...