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May 6, 2012 ·
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Bug carries dead ants to fend off enemies
By T.K. RandallMay 6, 2012 ·
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Image Credit: Magnus Manske CC-BY-SA
The assassin bug kills ants and then carries them around on its back as a way to ward off enemies.
The aptly named insect can be carrying a pile of as many as 20 dead ants around with it, a spectacle that confuses predators such as jumping spiders and helps protect the assassin bug from becoming a meal itself. Measuring only 1cm in length, the bug feeds on the ants before using what's left to bolster its own camouflage. Assassin bugs kill in a rather gruesome way by injecting them with an enzyme and then sucking out their insides. Despite their fearsome reputation the insects are actually quite small measuring just 1cm in length.
Source: Daily Mail | Comments (13)
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