The bee assassin, Apiomerus flaviventris, is an insect that feeds on bees. It is found in arid and semi-arid southwestern North America. This bee assassin is known to extract plant resins and apply them as defensive chemicals to its eggs, protecting the eggs from predation, especially by ants but possibly also other species. Female A. flaviventris collect resin from brittlebush, Encelia farinosa

Encelia farinosa

Encelia farinosa, or Brittlebush, is a common desert shrub of northwestern Mexico through California and the southwestern United States. Its common name comes from the brittleness of its stems....

Gray ex Torr. (Asteraceae).