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Spotted in a tree while walking through the neighborhood: wheel bug (ππ³πͺππΆπ΄ π€π³πͺπ΄π΅π’π΅πΆπ΄) eggs!
Mary C LeggAssassin Bug, Rhynocoris annulatus Canon 5D3 Sigma 70 2.8 f/4 1/320 iso: 50 Prague, Czech Republic 6/24/2024 #AssassinBugs #hemiptera #Rhynocoris #ThreadLegged #Insects #invertebrates #macro #grasslands #Sigma
Ryan HodnettPale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus)
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Red Assassin Bug, Rhynocoris iracundus Canon 7D EFS-60 2.8 f/3.5 1/250 iso: 640 Srbsko, Czech Republic June 24, 2019 #bugs #AssassinBugs #hemiptera #insects #invertebrates #macro
Red Assassin Bug, Rhynocoris iracundus Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/4 1/200 iso:200
Srbsko, Czech Republic June 13, 2020 #AssassinBugs #hemiptera #bugs #Insects #invertebrates #grasslands #Macro
Srbsko, Czech Republic June 13, 2020 #AssassinBugs #hemiptera #bugs #Insects #invertebrates #grasslands #Macro
Soh Kam YungInteresting, but I'm not sure if this stretches the definition of 'tool use'.
"[W]e staged predatory interactions of resin-deprived and resin-equipped assassin bugs (Gorareduvius sp.) and discovered that applying resin as a tool conveys a clear predatory advantage to the assassin bugs."
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0608
Phys.orgReferenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-05-tool-insect-australian-assassin-bugs.html
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Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1653419077526867970#m
Example of tool use by an insect found in Australian #assassinbugs @RSocPublishing https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0608 https://phys.org/news/2023-05-tool-insect-australian-assassin-bugs.html
Example of tool use by an insect found in Australian assassin bugs
A pair of natural scientists at Macquarie University in Australia, has found an example of tool use by an insect in Australian assassin bugs. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, Fernando Soley and Marie Herberstein, describe how they captured wild bug specimens and tested their use of sticky resin as an aid to capturing prey.
Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus)
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