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Agonoscelis rutila
Family: Pentatomidae (stink bugs)
Order: Hemiptera
Although an Australian native insect, this bug usually feeds on the sap of introduced Horehound plants, or others in the mint family (Lamiaceae) sometimes causing wilting. Although they prefer Lamiaceae, they are known to aggregate on a variety of other plants. In this case I think it is a different plant family; Billy Goat Weed, Ageratum sp. in the family Asteraceae. They also feed on various seeds including the Horehound.
The species is quite communal and aggregates with others of the species on the target plants. It has the capability to control the spread of the Horehound plant, which is considered to be a weed. However the Bug is the target of parasitoid wasps including the introduced egg parasitoid, Trissolcus basalis. Ironically this wasp was introduced to Australia to control another bug, the Green Vegetable Bug but has turned to preying on the native Horehound bug (and 25 other native bugs as well). So it seems that an introduced wasp is preventing a native bug from controlling an introduced weed!
This was a focus stacked image from 46 individual handheld shots using a 90mm Sony lens and a Sony A7R with flash. The stacking was done using Boltnev and Kacher's "Focus Stacker" app.
References:
Loch AD & Walter GH (1999) Multiple host use by the egg parasitoid Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston) in a soybean agricultural system: biological control and environmental implications. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 1: 271-280.
Woodlands Historical Park
whp.altervista.org/weeds/marrubium-vulgare.php
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Wheel Bug. Photographed in Maryland.
Focus stack of 3 images, shot with the camera hand held. Canon 80D, Canon MPE 65mm macro lens, Canon twin macro flash. Aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/250, ISO 400.
Striped bug (Graphosoma italicum) perched on some umbellier.
Strojnica włoska (Graphosoma italicum) siedząca na jakimś baldaszkowatym.
Pittosporum Bug (Pseudapines geminata) nymph
A different type of Pittosporum Bug, the first I have seen. It was on a leaf of our Pittosporum tree. Hopefully I will get to see an adult sometime, they are good looking bugs.
Last summer the wrens had a good year.
Lowell Township, Michigan
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Red fruit of ‘Gamazumi’ and a green bug on it.
Viburnum dilatatum (Linden arrowwood, ‘Gamazumi’ in Japanese) is a flowering shrub in the moschatel family, native to Japan and Northeastern Asia.
Plautia stali (Brown-winged green bug, ’Chabane-aokamemushi’) is a species of stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae, native to Japan and eastern Aisa.
weevil (Liophloeus tessulatus / Würfelfleckiger Staubrüssler) on granite in my garden
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Like assassin bugs nymphs, stilt bug nymphs molt several times as they mature. I happened to catch one in the process on this gaura stem. It looks like most of the exuvia is sitting on the stem. It would have made an interesting video, but I wouldn't have been steady enough...
Severely endangered. Since these images were made, this habitat has been decimated by a hurricane.
Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida, USA.
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This beautiful flower in a neighbor's yard in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California is drawing insects. This was taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max on the Raw and Macro settings.
I found this pretty little bug just sitting on the leaf, and it stayed for a bit so I could get some shots :)
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Reaching back into my archives and cleaning up the photos from this season that I haven't posted yet. My insect friends have pretty much all gone quiet here in Pennsylvania as the colder temps have started moving in.
I love finding Ambush bugs. I think they look so funny. I'm not sure (hasn't been verified by iNaturalist yet), but I believe this is our - Pennsylvania's - native Ambush Bug.
Ambush Bugs are beneficial predators found in gardens and meadows that ambush prey using camouflage and strong forelegs. They are effective against pests like aphids and caterpillars and can capture insects much larger than themselves by injecting paralyzing venom and digestive enzymes. While they are not dangerous to humans, they are indiscriminate and may harm some beneficial pollinators like bees.
Pennsylvania, US, September 2, 2025, IMGP5058
Sloe bug (Dolycoris baccarum) perched on a field scabious (Knautia arvensis) seed head.
Plusknia jagodziak (Dolycoris baccarum) siedząca na głowce nasiennej świerzbnicy polnej (Knautia arvensis).
Pittosporum Shield Bug (Monteithiella humeralis)
A chilly day today with rain at times and bright sunshine at others.
I spotted this pair on the Jade plant, you can just see the second Bug between the berries.
Pyrrhocoridae is a family of insects with more than 300 species world-wide. Many are red coloured and are known as red bugs and some species are called cotton stainers because their feeding activities leave an indelible yellow-brownish stain on cotton crops. A common species in parts of Europe is the firebug, and its genus name Pyrrhocoris and the family name are derived from the Greek roots for f... Wikipedia
The quote from the animation Bug's Life by the Grasshopper "You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up! Those puny little ants out number us a hundred to one and if they ever figure that out there goes our way of life! It's not about food, it's about keeping those ants in line."
Textures applied and glass panes applied to this doll house of horror through photo slides. The rest is an art display by Jennifer Angus.