insects in my garden
With every walk in my garden I see a new kind of insect. Today I met the one you can see on the photo. I really am not a specialist and do not know how the tickle animal is named. However it is interesting but sometimes not so easy to photograph insects.
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What a great photo! I'm no expert of course, but it reminds me a lot of the bug we have around here as well.
They can be green and brown in color, depending on their life's stage I think. We have green and brown ones.
Here is a link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_shield_bug
You have to be careful not to scare them, or touch them. They're not dangerous, but they will spray when they feel threatened. It can stink pretty badly. Even worse if you squish them I've heard. They are the reason I won't let the cats out on the balcony at night anymore, because they are attracted by the light and come up on the balcony.
Murli encountered one not long ago. She sniffed at it and it sprayed her right in her face. It's causing a burning sensation and a stench. Murli came racing in shaking her head and trying to wipe her face with her paw. I went out on the balcony to see what could have happened, and there it sat, that bug.
Thankfully it's harmless to cats too. It just is yucky and uncomfortable if it happens.
Green shield bug
The green shield bug – Palomena prasina – is a European shield bug species in the family Pentatomidae. The name might equally apply to several other species in the tribe Nezarini, or if referred-to as a "green stink bug", it might more appropriately belong to the larger North American bug, Acrosternum hilare. The adult green shield bug ranges in the colour of their backs from bright green to bronze, without any substantial markings. Green shield bugs are a very common shield bug throughout Europe, including the British Isles, and are found in a large variety of habitats, including gardens.
Thanks for the explanation !
Thank you for all the information and the intereseting link. :-) I'm glad to know the thing concerning the cats! ^..^
Great photos of this bug @nilom! It looks like a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. Don't squish it or you will smell a foul odor. Please put the link to this post here in the comments if you want to be entered in the drawing. Thanks for using #insectpub tag! : )
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