Researchers have discovered a remarkable example of tool use in the insect world: the assassin bug (Pahabengkakia piliceps) weaponizes resin from stingless bee nests to trick its prey into attacking at the ideal predation part. The bugs chemically “hack” bee resin to turn colony defenses into a hunting aid. Published in PNAS, this finding provides the first comprehensive evidence of an invertebrate predator using tools to exploit the collective defenses of social insects.