So, most assassin bugs are actually be beneficial insects. It’s a large group of true bugs, and most of them feed on other invertebrates.
As a@athairmor pointed out there are some types that feed on human blood and spread potentially deadly diseases. But these are the exceptions.
You should be concerned if you live in areas where the parasite carrying types live.
And you should be concerned if you are harassing/handling other types of assassin bug because many of them have very painful “stings” (it’s not actually a sting it’s their version of a bite, since they have needle like mouths they can use to jab in defense). So long as you leave those types alone, you generally won’t end up on their list.
So, most assassin bugs are actually be beneficial insects. It’s a large group of true bugs, and most of them feed on other invertebrates.
As a@athairmor pointed out there are some types that feed on human blood and spread potentially deadly diseases. But these are the exceptions.
You should be concerned if you live in areas where the parasite carrying types live.
And you should be concerned if you are harassing/handling other types of assassin bug because many of them have very painful “stings” (it’s not actually a sting it’s their version of a bite, since they have needle like mouths they can use to jab in defense). So long as you leave those types alone, you generally won’t end up on their list.