Remember that insect that bit my back in June? I saved its little body to show to N, as he is the bug expert around these parts. He took one look and identified it as an assassin bug.

" Assassin bugs are killer insects that eat other bugs. They lie in wait for insects and then stab the prey with their proboscis (the beak) and inject a toxin that dissolves tissue. The assassin bug then sucks up the other bug's tissues. Sometimes, when other food isn't available, assassin bugs even eat each other."

Ew <shudder>

Looking at that picture on enchantedlearning.com, it really does look like the bug that but me, only my bug was all black, with no brown or yellow markings. Different variety, I suppose.

I've been told that they tend to live in sinks and drains. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah! I am soooooooooo checking my shower carefully every single time. (I've still got a small mark from that bite.)