O GEEZUS… SO REAVER!
It was the first thing I saw when I saw this, too, Allegra Sloman
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The Ferocious Bug That Sucks Prey Dry and Wears Their Corpses
If one thing is true about human beings, from the Mayans to the Chinese to the Celts, it’s that we just can’t help decapitating our enemies and putting their disembodied heads to “good” use. Certain peoples believe the heads provide spirit to the community, others use them to intimidate their foes, and still others shrink them and keep them as souvenirs.
Meanwhile, the aptly named assassin bug looks on and wonders what all the mercy is about, for this insect impales its prey and sucks it dry, then attaches the entire corpse to its back. Not just one or two at a time, mind you—these bugs can be found lugging around massive piles of their foes. Burdensome and unnecessarily sinister, it would seem, but this functions both as visual and olfactory camouflage as well as highly effective armor.
Source: http://www.wired.com/2014/06/absurd-creature-of-the-week-assassin-bug/
Photo: A young assassin bug with a backpack made of dead ants and a veritable license to be the creepiest kid in school. Credit: Getty Images
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