
To be quite frank, this is likely one of the most interesting and bizarre names we have come across of an insect the frightening nature of the “assassin” part of its name is completely undermined by “milkweed”. Now, despite the lack of a photo, our reader’s description of the creatures’ physical appearance and the location in which they were found was enough to tell us that these “worms” are not worms at all, but milkweed assassin bugs. Photograph Courtesy of Galveston County Master Gardenersīesides what is written above, the only other information our reader provides about these “worms” is that they “love” her passion vine. Our reader does not provide any photographic evidence of these “worms”, but asks if we can let her know how she can get rid of them. “I have this worm that is deep orange with black legs” writes this reader about a creature she found on her “passion vine”.
