Assassin bug
Platymeris biguttata
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Reduviidae
- Occurs in Central and Western Africa;
- Longevity is up to 2 years;
- A freshly shed bug can be recognized by a bright-red colouration, which in several days is changed into a black colouration;
- This species is venomous and aggressive; A bite of this bug is painful; it can make an injection on the skin of humans with a very sharp trunk; pain can last up to 24 hours, they are also capable to shoot venom to the distance of up to 30 cm, which can cause a temporal blindness if it gets into eyes.
