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Deadly Australian Assassin Bugs Rub Themselves in Sticky Resin To Hunt Prey

Por: Newsweek Tech May 05, 2023

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Humans and primates aren't the only animals to use tools to catch dinner. A bizarre species of bug takes resin from plants, which serves as a kind of glue trap for prey, researchers have discovered.The assassin bug, native to Australia, uses sticky resin from spinifex grass to capture its prey, slathering itself in the gluey substance, according to a study published in the journal Biology Letters.Researchers from Macquarie University in... + full article



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