A Bee Assassin in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/15/2013).
Bee Assassin in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/29/2017).
A Bee Assassin in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/28/2014). Identification verified by Yurika Alexander.
A Bee Assassin in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/3/2012). Determined by Ross Hill/BugGuide.
A Bee Assassin in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/25/2014).
A Bee Assassin in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/12/2015).
Bee Assassin in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/12/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Bee Assassin in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2013).
A Bee Assassin with Margined Leatherwing prey in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Bee Assassin in Charles Co., Maryland (7/19/2017). Determined by Brandon Woo/BugGuide.
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"This insect pounces on Honey Bees and other pollinating insects. It holds the captive in its powerful legs, thrusts its cutting beak into the victim's back, injects an immobilizing digestive agent, then sucks out the body juices" (The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders).
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A Bee Assassin in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/15/2013).
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Bill Hubick.
Bee Assassin in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/29/2017).
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Wayne Longbottom.
A Bee Assassin in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/28/2014). Identification verified by Yurika Alexander.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Bee Assassin in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/3/2012). Determined by Ross Hill/BugGuide.
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Barbara Thurlow.
A Bee Assassin in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/25/2014).
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Matthew Beziat.
A Bee Assassin in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/12/2015).
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Tyler Bell.
Bee Assassin in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/12/2022). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Wayne Longbottom.
A Bee Assassin in Howard Co., Maryland (6/14/2013).
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Jim Wilkinson.
A Bee Assassin with Margined Leatherwing prey in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Bee Assassin in Charles Co., Maryland (7/19/2017). Determined by Brandon Woo/BugGuide.
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William Wise.
Source: Wikipedia
| Apiomerus crassipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Apiomerus |
| Species: | A. crassipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Apiomerus crassipes | |
Apiomerus crassipes, the bee assassin, is an insect that feeds on bees and ants.[2] It is found throughout North America.[3] Bee assassins can fly, and stalk flowering plants that are visited by bees, flies, and other pollinating insects. Bee assassins are usually dark in color with yellow or red markings on the sides of the abdomen, and are about 3/4 in long.
The bee assassins' fore tibiae are coated with a sticky resin to aid in prey capture.
References
[edit]- ^ "Apiomerus crassipes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Handbook of biological control: principles and applications of biological control |T. S. Bellows |Academic Press
- ^ Tanya M. So (2002-01-01). "Common trail insects of Big Bend National Park" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20.