Assassin bug head. Close-up of the head of an assassin bug (family Reduviidae). Assassin bugs are predatory insects that use their long rostrum (feedi

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Assassin bug head. Close-up of the head of an assassin bug (family Reduviidae). Assassin bugs are predatory insects that use their long rostrum (feeding tube, left, below head) to inject a lethal saliva into their prey, which liquefies the prey's insides so they can be sucked out.

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Size: 5121px × 3413px
Photo credit: © MELVYN YEO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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