17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Assassin bug
This assassin bug was perched on a petal of a wild sunflower, where it was awaiting a prey to come within its reach. When smaller insects are close, it will grab them, inject a paralytic poison and digestive enzymes. It then can suck out the digested meal through its long sucking tube.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 10.2019 |
Date Uploaded: | 10.2019 |
Photo Location: | Dedham, Massachusetts, United States of America |
Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark III |
Copyright: | © Michael Ross |