{"id":6842,"date":"2012-12-16T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/?p=6842"},"modified":"2012-12-16T09:00:19","modified_gmt":"2012-12-16T17:00:19","slug":"what-the-assassin-bug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=6842","title":{"rendered":"What&#8230; The Assassin Bug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6843 alignleft\" alt=\"original\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/original1-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>So you don&#8217;t like spiders? Well how about we meet the Assassin Bug, a merciless predator that stuns it&#8217;s prey and injects an enzyme that will\u00a0liquefy\u00a0the\u00a0victim&#8217;s\u00a0innards. After that tasty bugshake treat, the freshly drained exoskeletons are then attached the back of our little assassin to be used not only as a coat of armor but also as an element of surprise for future game. Luckily, these terrifying creatures are about half an inch and all the way in Malaysia. So next time you see a tiny spider in the corner of your room, just thank your lucky stars, that it&#8217;s only a tiny spider, and not some other twisted creature like our friend here.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>XX<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6730\" alt=\"themoreyouknow3\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/themoreyouknow3.jpg\" width=\"439\" height=\"290\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nSo you don&#8217;t like spiders? 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