Monday, July 18, 2011

Assassination in Toronto

Assassin bug, Toronto photographer Robert Rafton
Yes, I know our city has a reputation as a relatively safe and peaceful place. It's not so great though if you cross paths with the Zelus Luridus, more commonly known as the Assassin Bug. These guys excrete a sticky substance which they use to capture other insects and then...well, you can fill in the rest. Not sure of the identity of the victim.

Taken in one of the more dangerous sections of the Don Valley.