Bug Art
I spotted this Birch Shield Bug on a leaf at the Botanical Gardens. It reminded me of the stink bugs we'd seen so many of back in Maryland, but I had not seen anything like this in Alaska. Apparently it likes the birch trees up here which sadly are under attack from pests similar to this. Even so, this insect has some interesting colors!
Taken 27 July 2022 at the Alaska Botanical Gardens, Anchorage, Alaska.
Bug Art
I spotted this Birch Shield Bug on a leaf at the Botanical Gardens. It reminded me of the stink bugs we'd seen so many of back in Maryland, but I had not seen anything like this in Alaska. Apparently it likes the birch trees up here which sadly are under attack from pests similar to this. Even so, this insect has some interesting colors!
Taken 27 July 2022 at the Alaska Botanical Gardens, Anchorage, Alaska.