Halloween Assassin

When I ambled out to the shed a few minutes ago, I was delighted to see the Halloween colors on these two Assassin Bugs.

Assassin Bugs are well-named since the curving appendage of their snout can be used to ambush a passing insect, stab it, and suck out its juices. These two are properly known as Reduviidae Pselliopus barberi. Larger specimens are apparently capable of delivering a painful sting if particularly annoyed by the paparazzi.