Woody Meristem
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Here's a jagged ambush bug waiting, waiting for an insect to arrive -- then comes lunch.
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The "kissing bug" is a completely different insect and much, much larger. There are a lot of true bugs called assassin or ambush bugs (over 150 species), but most of what they assassinate are other insects.Such a great image! And now you having me wan to learn more! So I Googled Ambush bug....
"Assassin bugs - 12,000 deaths a year. The assassin bug, also called the kissing bug, is responsible for carrying Chagas disease, which kills about 12,000 people a year on average"
WOW!