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Bee Meal This Nymph of an Assassin Bug is having a meal of a Bee.<br /> They have a mouth that are designed for piercing and sucking of juices from the victim&#039;s body. They have a beak composed of three segments and a single tube through which assassin bug transfers its poisonous saliva. Assassin Bug,Costa Rica,Geotagged,Meal,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Bee Meal

This Nymph of an Assassin Bug is having a meal of a Bee.
They have a mouth that are designed for piercing and sucking of juices from the victim's body. They have a beak composed of three segments and a single tube through which assassin bug transfers its poisonous saliva.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Scary to know this is only the nymph! Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      You can tell that there are still nymphs with their undeveloped wings.
      Came across another video - Monster Bug Wars, showing the Assassin Bug vs Ogre-Faced Spider (Net Casting Spider) and it shows how they hunt and feed on their prey. Check this one out :


       Posted 9 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Great footage in this video. If only they would cut the crap with their sensationalized "popular science" gimmicks, sound effects and poor reporting. Sorry for my rant, I guess this is why I prefer the calmness of the BBC. Posted 9 years ago
        1. View Albert Kang's profile
          Albert Kang
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          Ha ha, they are trying to dramatised it, trying to make them sound more 'Monsters' :D Posted 9 years ago

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Uploaded Aug 14, 2016. Captured Mar 20, 2015 06:19 in Camino a Durika, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/38.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 55mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.