When prey struggle violently, spiders rush to subdue them-a potentially dangerous situation for assassin Bugs.
But Australia's "assassin bug" turns the tables on spiders.
Researchers observed how spiders reacted to various visitors to their webs-like leaf fragments, courting males, prey like flies, and the assassin bugs.
I grabbed my camera and a flashlight and snapped this shot of an assassin bug nymph.
The spiders ignored leaves, and assumed mating position for males. But they approached assassin bugs just as if they were investigating a juicy fly.
