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assassin

This tool-wielding assassin turns its prey’s defenses into a trap

May 23, 2025 by Isla Cheyne
A spiderlike assassin bug holds a just-caught bee as it perches at the top of a waxy tube that functions as an entrance to a beehive. A handful of small bees climb in and around it.

Add a little-known species of assassin bugs to the list of animals that can fashion and wield tools. And true to their name, the insects use that tool to draw …

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