#pentatomidae

[bowelfly]

trappist bug work doodle. photo by Alex Wild

[crevicedwelling]

I’m quite fond of scarlet and turquoise together, and Edessa rufomarginata displays them both in the form of a gorgeous stinkbug!

seen in Costa Rica, alongside an equally beautiful juvenile of the same species. they are quite common in this habitat but no less pretty for it!

[razehider]

even by pentatomid standards, this green shield bug (Palomena prasina) nymph has a pathetically sad looking face, as if it's weakly asking me not to take a photo of it

(July 12th, 2025)

[ljsbugblog]

had the pleasure of witnessing the growth of some tiny little stinkbugs last year. at the time I had no expectations that any of them would hatch, but sure enough I checked on them one day and 10 perfect little guys were looking back at me.

soon enough they had moulted a few more times, and began to disperse into the garden.

once they dispersed I was no longer able to keep track of them, so I'll likely never know what species they are. around the time I found the eggs, I saw this adult bug hanging around the area, so I like to speculate that they might be the parent.

No common name (Austromalaya lata?), eggs, nymphs, and adult, April '24.

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Knock knock! Who's there? A minstrel bug! Although adults sport all the livery of a medieval jester, their black and orange stripes are actually a way to warn potential predators that they don't taste good. They can be found throughout most of Europe, despite being often referred to as an Italian striped bugs.

(Image: A minstrel bug (Graphosoma italicum) by Alves Gaspar)

[pancakewizard]

This is my new favourite gimmick blog. I would like to humbly request more bugs

Thank you!!!! Pentatomidae (shield bug)

[bugtoucher420]

love this guy. The :)

[reanimateobjects]