The bee assassin, Apiomerus crassipes, is an insect that feeds on bees and ants. It is found throughout North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

. Bee assassins can fly, and stalk flowering plants that are visited by bees, flies, and other pollinating insects. Bee assassins are usually dark in color with yellow or red markings on the sides of the abdomen, and are about 3/4" long.

The bee assassins fore tibiae are coated with a sticky resin to aid in prey capture.