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.
Work by
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]