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		<title>Beware the Lethal Assassin Bug!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/beware-the-lethal-assassin-bug/" title="Beware the Lethal Assassin Bug!" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="164" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ab1a-300x164.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="assassin bug" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ab1a-300x164.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ab1a-800x437.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ab1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>If you&#x2019;re a bug, then you have much to fear. <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;predators&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Predators are animals (or an organisms) that kill and feed on another animal. The 1 that is killed to be eaten is called prey.Some examples or predators are: &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;raptors&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;wolves&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;snakes&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;cats&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;sharks&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;" href="https://critter.science/glossary/predators/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">Predators</a> are everywhere. One scary <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;predator&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Predators are animals (or an organisms) that kill and feed on another animal. The 1 that is killed to be eaten is called prey.Some examples or predators are: &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;raptors&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;wolves&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;snakes&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;cats&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;sharks&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;"  href="https://critter.science/glossary/predator/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>predator</a> in particular is the assassin bug. The name may sound a bit overkill, but these killers are quite skilled at their art of attacking unsuspecting prey and injecting a concoction of digestive venom that [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>The Potentially Deadly Kissing Bug</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-potentially-deadly-kissing-bug/" title="The Potentially Deadly Kissing Bug" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="154" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kb1a-300x154.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="kissing bug" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kb1a-300x154.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kb1a-800x411.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kb1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>At first you might think of a kissing bug and say &#x201C;ahh, they like to kiss you&#x201D;. Uh&#x2026; No. They actually bite you on or near your lips and drink your blood, while you sleep. Then they poop on your mouth and leave. How rude! They can also carry a [&#x2026;]</p>
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