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Acanthaspis

insect genus
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  • A tiny house of sticks
    Insects That Wear Things
    / Assassin bug: Corpses

    …assassin bugs of the genus Acanthaspis, found in Asia and Africa, have developed a particularly grisly form of camouflage: they decorate themselves with the corpses of their prey. After impaling and sucking their ant victims dry, the bugs use sticky threads to glue the empty exoskeletons onto themselves. Interestingly, though…

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    …assassin bugs of the genus Acanthaspis, found in Asia and Africa, have developed a particularly grisly form of camouflage: they decorate themselves with the corpses of their prey. After impaling and sucking their ant victims dry, the bugs use sticky threads to glue the empty exoskeletons onto themselves. Interestingly, though…

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