David Zhixuan Zhang

Assassin Bug

Illustration
2023
A species of assassin bug known as Acanthaspis petax is known for targeting ants and wearing their corpses on its back. This illustration depicts the insect as a serial killer who stalks alleyways for new victims to add to his collection.

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Assassin Bug
Assassin Bug

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David Zhixuan Zhang aka. VIATHINE

“"The Slaughtering Swarm" is a project that explores a variety of arthropods and the unusual survival mechanisms they employ to kill, drawing comparisons between these actions to human behaviours and...” [More]