Assassin Bug

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A predatory bug of the family Reduviidae having powerful piercing mouthparts that inflict irritating, painful bites on humans.

Assassin Bug

Any of the cone-nosed arthropods of the hemipteran family Reduviidae, order Hymenoptera, which includes true bugs, the trivial name refers to their insect predatory activity; those of the subfamily Triamtominae are vectors for Trypanosoma cruzi—Chaga’s disease agent

assassin bug

see triatoma.

assassin bug

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