The Wheel bug is a type of Assassin bug. Assassin bugs earn their name by surprising their prey and viciously attacking it. They lie in wait on flowers or in tree bark and pounce on unsuspecting victims. Using their front legs, they pin the victim down while stabbing it to death with a beak that is usually tucked into a groove on their ‘chest’. At times Wheel Bugs make squeaking-type noises by rasping this beak on the ridges of the groove. Assassin bugs WILL bite people if handled carelessly and the bite is reported to be somewhat excruciating. Read the rest of this entry »

leaf cutter ants build some of the largest and most amazing ant colonies in existence. here is a video from “From Ants! Natures Secret Power” that aired on discovery. Read the rest of this entry »

I found this on digg.com, a picture of a new family of spiders in someone’s house. Enjoy.
Read the rest of this entry »

Not to long ago, a bird got into the senate. Hilarity ensued. Read the rest of this entry »

a video from youtube I came across, while an effective means of clearing road blocks, explosives tend to anger wasps. Anger them a whole lot.

Video Description
A fallen rock was blocking one of our routes in Afghanstan and EOD decided to blow it up. I set my camera up to film it and after it blew we found out a nest of wasps were under the rock. They were pissed!

Read the rest of this entry »