But Australia's "assassin bug" turns the tables on spiders.
I grabbed my camera and a flashlight and snapped this shot of an assassin bug nymph.
When prey struggle violently, spiders rush to subdue them-a potentially dangerous situation for assassin bugs.
The spiders ignored leaves, and assumed mating position for males. But they approached assassin bugs just as if they were investigating a juicy fly.
Researchers observed how spiders reacted to various visitors to their webs-like leaf fragments, courting males, prey like flies, and the assassin bugs.
