If you ever have been bitten by an assassin bug, you know that it’s something you won’t soon forget. I got tagged by a small one last year and was impressed. Having learned my lesson with smaller ones, I was careful handling this broad-headed assassin bug nymph. While the adults have full wings and resemble most true bugs, the nymphs of this species are excellent ant mimics. The only thing that betrayed this guy was that he was really large for an ant! On closer inspection he had some fancy dots along his abdomen, wing buds and a sizable proboscis… for biting unsuspecting insects and the occasional sloppy photographer. It was quite a handsome beast, actually!
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