Red Bull Assassin Bug (Repipta taurus): facts, sounds & photos

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Red Bull Assassin Bug (Repipta taurus) lives in tropical forests across South America. It feeds on small insects spiders.

Fascinating facts about the Red Bull Assassin Bug

Red Bull Assassin Bug sits in the insect class, order Hemiptera, family Reduviidae, and genus Repipta, a lineage that shares the assassin-bug's predatory reputation. The ADW entry lists its taxonomy as "Class Insecta (insects)" and "Order Hemiptera" and places it in.
Chromosome research is still rare for Harpactorinae, yet it is crucial for sorting out their family tree.
True bugs typically have seven follicles per testis and seven ovarioles per ovary.
A close relative in the same subfamily, Ricolla quadrispinosa, carries a chromosome count of 2n = 24 + X1 X2 Y, showing how sex chromosomes can form a pseudo-trivalent ring.

RangeSouth America

HabitatTropical forests

DietSmall insects spiders

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