VAMPIRE MOTH ROBBER FLY ANT LION WOLF SPIDER DEATH’S HEAD HAWK MOTH ASSASSIN BUG HICKORY HORNED DEVIL TIGER MOSQUITO
The insect rocks the proboscis, an elongated tubular appendage from the head used for feeding and from one side to the other, applying pressure until It then uses a rocking head motion it pierces the skin. to drill the tube deeper into the skin. The pressure of the victim supplies power to raise hooks on the proboscis to ensure the insect is not easily detached.
SUCKING
BLOOD
3,500 species of mosquitoes. A mosquito’s wings can beat up to 600 times per second. The average male mosquito lifespan is less than 10 days. The top speed for a mosquito is about 1.5 miles per hour. Once born, mosquitoes will spend their first 10 days in water. Female mosquitoes can lay up to 300 eggs at a time. There are more than
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The big eyed robber fly “prepare� their prey by stabbing it with their beaks, then injecting a potent and lethal combination of enzymes that both paralyzes and liquefies the victim from within.
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Suborder:
Brachycera
Infraorder:
Asilomorpha
Superfamily:
Asiloidea
Family:
Asilidae
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The ant lion larva is a tiny appearing creature with a robust body, a very plump abdomen, and the thorax bearing three pairs of walking legs. The prothorax forms a
slender mobile “neck� for the large, square, flattened head, which bears an enormous pair of sickle like with several sharp,
jaws
hollow projections. The jaws are formed by both, the maxillae and mandibles, which in each pincer enclose a canal for injecting venom between them. They will deliver a small and mildly painful .
bite
HAWKMOTHS ARE UNUSUAL AMONG MOTHS FOR THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE A HIGH-PITCHED SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN IRRITATED.
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Saturniidae Genus Citheronia Species C. regalis
Once it has made the kill, the assassin bug injects its victim with a special enzyme that dissolves and softens its guts so they can be easily sucked out. After liquefying and consuming their prey’s innards, the insect will attach the exoskeletons to its back using a sticky secretion. The assassin bug will pile the empty shells high enough to create a thick layer of protective armor that also serves to confuse its big enemies.