Assassins in training
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Assassins in training
People have long found it amusing and sometimes descriptive to label groups of non-humans with titles: A Murder of Crows. A Covey of Quail. An Ostentation of Peacocks. So what could we call a congregation of assassin bugs? A Homicide? An Assault? An Assignation? Having thought about this for a while, I would propose "An Ambush of Assassins" or, since these are immature larval forms, perhaps "An Apprenticeship of Assassins".
Any other suggestions would be gratefully received!
This group hatched late last summer, hung around together for a couple of days, then went their separate ways to pursue maturity.
Leonard
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Re: Assassins in training
Very nice. They look translucent here.
A conspiracy of assassin bugs?
A conspiracy of assassin bugs?
Mark Sturtevant
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Re: Assassins in training
Thanks, Mark. They did respond well to the backlit situation. Insofar as clutch-naming, it has just occurred to me that if a big adult nailed you with that military-grade proboscis you might be tempted to refer to the group as "An Abomination of Assassins", but I've always been a sucker for alliteration.
Leonard
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Re: Assassins in training
Wheel bugs (really big assassin bugs) are fearsome in that way. They don't seem to be around in my area, but I remember encountering them elsewhere. I would never pick one up. Nosir.
Mark Sturtevant
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