Plains Bee Assassin

apiomerus spissipes

The Plains Bee Assassin is a fascinating insect that uses its special skills to catch other bugs! It has a unique way of blending into its environment, making it a sneaky predator.

Lebensraum: Fields, gardens, and grassy areas.

Aussehen

The Plains Bee Assassin has a robust, dark brown to black body, often with striking reddish-orange markings on its legs, antennae, and side. Its body is covered in fine hairs, giving it a somewhat fuzzy appearance. This combination of dark and bright colors makes it stand out from many other dark insects.

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Plains Bee Assassin

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Some assassin bugs can make a squeaking warning sound!

Their painful bite uses venom to turn prey into a liquid meal!

There are over 7,000 different kinds of assassin bugs worldwide!

They cover their legs in a sticky, tree-sap-like goo!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Plains Bee Assassin can coat its front legs with sticky resin because this helps them hold onto slippery, struggling prey like bees.

Plains Bee Assassin has a sharp, piercing proboscis that helps them inject venom to paralyze and dissolve their prey's insides.

Plains Bee Assassin can cover itself with plant resin and pollen that helps them camouflage and ambush unsuspecting prey.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 25-35 mm
Größe: 15-20 mm
Lebenserwartung: 60-120 Tage
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These fierce hunters feast on other insects, especially bees and wasps!

Hauptnahrung

bees
wasps
flies
beetles
grasshoppers

Nahrungssuche

Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

for food using sticky legs

hunts

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

large, slow-flying targets

hunts

Eastern Yellowjacket

Vespula maculifrons

other stinging insects

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

various common flying insects

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.