Rank Species | Order True bugs | |
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Similar Acanthaspis, True bugs, Assassin Bug, Reduvius, Apiomerus |
Ant killing assassin bugs acanthaspis petax bukidnon phililppines
Acanthaspis petax is a species of assassin bug that preys on ants. This species uses carcasses of its preferred prey item to disguise itself from predation from spiders in the salticidae family.

This insect lives in Malaysia and measures about 1 cm (0.4 in) in length.






References
Acanthaspis petax Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA