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Acanthaspis petax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Suborder:
Heteroptera
Superfamily:
Cimicomorpha
Family:
Reduviidae
Subfamily:
Reduviinae
Genus:
Acanthaspis
Species:
A. petax
Binomial name
Acanthaspis petax
Stal

Acanthaspis petax is a species of assassin bug that preys on ants. This species uses carcasses of its preferred prey item to disguise itself from predation from spiders in the salticidae family.[1]

References

  1. ^ R. R. Jackson, S. D. Pollard. "Bugs with backpacks deter vision-guided predation by jumping spiders". Journal of Zoology Volume 273, Issue 4, pages 358–363, December 2007.
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