A pair of natural scientists at Macquarie University in Australia, has found an example of tool use by an insect in Australian assassin bugs. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, Fernando Soley and Marie Herberstein, describe how they captured wild bug specimens and tested their use of sticky resin as an aid to capturing prey.
Example of tool use by an insect found in Australian assassin bugs
Example of tool use by an insect found in Australian assassin bugs