Predatory bugs are a group of insects in the Order Hemiptera. They use piercing-sucking mouthparts to kill and eat their prey (other insects).

Wheel bug. Photo: Johnny N. Dell, Bugwood.org
Types of predatory bugs

Wheel Bug (type of assassin bug). Photo: Johnny N. Dell, Bugwood.org

Ambush Bug. Photo: David Cappaert, Bugwood.org

Predatory Stink Bug. Photo: Hanna Royals, Museum Collections: Heteroptera, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org