"assassin bugs"

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23 October 2025

A masked hunter (Reduvius personatus), a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae, rests on a wall near a light at night in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 20, 2025. The nocturnal predator feeds on insects such as bed bugs, flies, and termites. Nymphs are known to cover themselves with dust and debris for camouflage.

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#12898947

23 October 2025

A masked hunter (Reduvius personatus), a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae, rests on a wall near a light at night in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 20, 2025. The nocturnal predator feeds on insects such as bed bugs, flies, and termites. Nymphs are known to cover themselves with dust and debris for camouflage.

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#12898948

23 October 2025

A masked hunter (Reduvius personatus), a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae, rests on a wall near a light at night in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 20, 2025. The nocturnal predator feeds on insects such as bed bugs, flies, and termites. Nymphs are known to cover themselves with dust and debris for camouflage.

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#12898951

23 October 2025

A masked hunter (Reduvius personatus), a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae, rests on a wall near a light at night in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 20, 2025. The nocturnal predator feeds on insects such as bed bugs, flies, and termites. Nymphs are known to cover themselves with dust and debris for camouflage.

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#10260246

12 July 2023

Assassin Bug (Fitchia aptera) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 08, 2023.

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#10260248

12 July 2023

Assassin Bug (Fitchia aptera) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 08, 2023.

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#9741848

13 March 2023

Acanthaspis is a genus of assassin bugs (Reduviidae), a family of true bugs, which are currently disguising themselves by attaching bits of debris to aid in camouflage. These predators are characterized by the presence of a very prominent 'beak', which they use to pierce the prey and inject saliva, thereby paralyzing them. The saliva helps in digesting the contents of the prey, after which the assassin bug sucks the contents, leaving behind an empty shell. This behavior is what gives them their name. If provoked, assassin bugs can bite humans, and their venomous bites are immediately and severely painful. This photo was taken on a wall at night in Tehatta, West Bengal, India on September 18th, 2022.

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#9741852

13 March 2023

Acanthaspis is a genus of assassin bugs (Reduviidae), a family of true bugs, which are currently disguising themselves by attaching bits of debris to aid in camouflage. These predators are characterized by the presence of a very prominent 'beak', which is used to pierce the prey and inject saliva, thereby paralyzing them. The saliva helps in digesting the contents of the prey, after which the assassin bug sucks the contents, leaving behind an empty shell. This behavior is what gives them their name. If provoked, assassin bugs can bite humans, and their venomous bites are immediately and severely painful. This photo was taken on a wall at night in Tehatta, West Bengal, India on September 18th, 2022.

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#8621004

3 August 2022

Red-footed Cannibalfly (Promachus rufipes) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 01, 2022.

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#8621006

3 August 2022

Red-footed Cannibalfly (Promachus rufipes) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 01, 2022.

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#7095530

19 September 2021

Brown Leaf footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 19, 2021.

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19 September 2021

Brown Leaf footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 19, 2021.

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