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Bee Assassin (Apiomerus crassipes)
At the edge of a dense mixed (oak-hickory-pine) forest.
As its common name implies, Apiomerus crassipes is a hunter of hymenopterans and pollinating insects. Its tibiae are coated in a sticky resin which helps it better capture its prey!
The bee assassin is an insect that feeds on bees and ants. It is found throughout North America. Bee assassins can fly, and stalk flowering plants that are visited by bees, flies, and other pollinating insects. Bee assassins are usually dark in color with yellow or red markings on the sides of the abdomen, and are about 3/4 in long.
The bee assassins' fore tibiae are coated with a sticky resin to aid in prey capture.
Similar species: True Bugs
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Uploaded Jun 16, 2019. Captured Jun 12, 2019 01:12 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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