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Bee Assassin with bee
Apiomerus crassipes
33.0849, -97.0685
Field Notes
Description:
When the guijillo is in bloom, bees and a variety of other insects cover it. The bee assassins show up and wait by the flowers for the bees to come to them.
Habitat:
On guajillo in wildlife habitat yard.
Notes:
Unlike many assassin bugs in general, Bee Assassin Bugs are good fliers. They have sticky hairs on their front legs which help them secure their prey. Bee Assassin Bugs are usually dark in color with yellow or red markings on the sides of the abdomen. As is common in nature, the bright colors advertise their own distastefulness to predators including birds. Adults are typically ½ inch in length.
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Apiomerus crassipes
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Spotted for Missions
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PublishedMay 1, 2013
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