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About the assassin bugThe assassin bug is a small insect with a size ranging between 4 to 40 mm. The family Reduviidae is composed of over 7000 described species, and are mostly predatory while few of them are blood sucking and belong to the order Hemiptera. Some species are called kissing buds, as they usually bite humans on the face near the lips.
Assassins bug often use of camouflage to ambush their preys. They can use surrounding debris or even corps of preys to hide themselves. |
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Theses bugs possess a long appendicle called rostrum to inject a lethal saliva liquefying prey's inside. With the same appendicle, they can then suck up the swallowed tissues digested with their enzymes. Their mouth are designed to pierce and sucking off insects. Their appendicle has three segments and a central tube to inject poison. This process is an external digestion.
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