red spotted assassin bug

Sean

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Hey i ran across one of these things online its called a red spotted assassin bug or vampire beetle looks pretty cool said u must be 18 to buy cuz there real toxic i guess... can anyone give me any info on these suckers?
 

Sean

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idunno

Originally posted by Alex S.
Shouldnt this be in the insect forum ;)

Alex S.
there cousins of the viagroon there like a certain type of viagroon
 

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Re: idunno

Originally posted by Sean
there cousins of the viagroon there like a certain type of viagroon
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An assassin bug is a cousin to a vinegaroon in the same way a spade footed toad is cousin to a red tailed boa.

Assassins are insects of the order hemiptera, vinegaroons are arachnids of the order uropygi.

They're not particularly toxic, but they can deliver a very painful bite with potential for nasty infections and allergic reactions to their paralytic saliva. I've not kept the red spotted, but I have kept wheelbug assassins and it was very simple: periodic mistings for water and a cricket or two a week for food.
 

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Re: Re: idunno

Originally posted by Code Monkey
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An assassin bug is a cousin to a vinegaroon in the same way a spade footed toad is cousin to a red tailed boa.

Assassins are insects of the order hemiptera, vinegaroons are arachnids of the order uropygi.

They're not particularly toxic, but they can deliver a very painful bite with potential for nasty infections and allergic reactions to their paralytic saliva. I've not kept the red spotted, but I have kept wheelbug assassins and it was very simple: periodic mistings for water and a cricket or two a week for food.
Thank you for clearing that up for me monkey boy i didnt know

thanks, Sean
 
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