shield bug
By Snoopdog
- 23 Oct, 2012
- 9 likes
nice and colourfull
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Thank you for the English name. Yes, here it is from wikipedia:
!Shield bugs have glands in their thorax between the first and second pair of legs which produce a foul smelling liquid. This liquid is used defensively to deter potential predators and is sometimes released when the bugs are handled carelessly."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatomoidea
18 Feb, 2013
I've never smelled one! I really like shield bugs, such a pretty colour! Haven't seen any this year.
14 Sep, 2014
Steragram@maybe you didnĀ“t handle them carelessly, lol. I do not smell them like roses, either, lol. But sometimes they get inside and I usually carelessly take them out and then they usually start to produce that really ugly odour. It is just hard not to smell it , one must have rhinitis not to smell it. :-)
15 Sep, 2014
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Perfect details. Is this that terribly stinking insect?
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