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Harun Yahya
ASSASSIN BUG
Age: 25 million years old
Size: 18 millimeters (0.7 in) long, 14 millimeters (0.5 in) across
Location: Mountains near Santiago, Dominican Republic
Period: Oligocene
This piece of amber contains a rarely-seen specimen of an assassin bug. Assassin
bugs feed in a manner known as external digestion. They release a secretion that
liquifies the tissues of their prey, after which they ingest this solution. The toxin
acts rapidly and renders the prey powerless within a few seconds. While some
assassin bugs actively seek out their prey, others lie in wait for it. The colors on this
specimen's wings have been well preserved.
Modern-day assassin bugs possess all the same features as those living 25 million
years ago. The fossil pictured is one of the proofs that assassin bugs never evolved,
maintaining exactly the same characteristics for millions of years.
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