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An assassin bug (Stenolemus giraffe, left) gently taps a spider (Pholcus phalangioides, right) with its long antennae before snatching the spider with its front limbs and delivering a venomous bite.
Read more: sciencenews.org/article/assassin-bugs-tap-spider-prey-distract-lethal-strike
Video: Anne Wignall
An assassin bug (Stenolemus giraffe, left) gently taps a spider (Pholcus phalangioides, right) with its long antennae before snatching the spider with its front limbs and delivering a venomous bite.
Read more: sciencenews.org/article/assassin-bugs-tap-spider-prey-distract-lethal-strike
Video: Anne Wignall