White-eyed Assassin Bug

Platymeris biguttata

These large assassin bugs are voracious predators that sneak up on their prey and use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to inject a variety of digestive enzymes. The bugs can work as a team to overpower prey that is often much larger than an individual assassin bug.

无脊椎动物
White-eyed Assassin Bug

令人惊叹的事实

  • These large assassin bugs are voracious predators that sneak up on their prey and use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to inject a variety of digestive enzymes. The bugs can work as a team to overpower prey that is often much larger than an individual assassin bug.

物理特征

They have piercing mouthparts that are shaped into a beak and deliver a paralyzing bite to invertebrate prey (caterpillars are especially favored). The two large white spots on their wing cases give them their common name.

栖息地/饮食

White-eyed Assassin Bugs are found in the drier regions of southern Africa. They prey on soft-bodied insects and occasionally vertebrate blood.

社交行为

White-eyed Assasssin Bugs hide in groups under peeling bark, logs, and rocks. They emerge at night to feed.

野生的状态

They are not endangered.

其他

它们可以在昆虫动物园找到。.