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Assassin BugsHello bugman,
I have found this critter on three occasions and I cannot identify it from my search on the net. The first was found in the bathroom and he was promptly disposed of mainly because he landed on my leg. The second was found again in the bathroom, but this one was on the floor and very slow moving. He was held for interrogation but I couldn’t get anything out of him. The third (pictured) was found about a week later in the basement, but he was already dead. None have been found since (approx 2 weeks). My pictures are not great, but from a rough description he has wings, short antennae, a snout, and 3/4" long. From my search I thought maybe he was a wood boring beetle, which concerns me as I have a fairly old house that I only moved into a few months back. However if he’s not a wood borer then I’m also concerned as I’d like to know if they’ve come from outside or in… Located in Southern Ontario, Canada.
Dear Canada,
We just heard from Eric Eaton who corrected us on this one. It “is actually an adult masked hunter, Reduvius personatus, which hunts bedbugs, not humans, thank God:-)” Bugs from this group are also known as masked hunters because they are sticky and often accumulate dust, as your specimen demonstrates.
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