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If it is, it's a pest, accidentally imported from China or Japan, likely as a stowaway in packing crates, and first documented in the U.S. in 1998.
It is a "true bug," characterized by sucking mouthparts -- with a "beak" called a rostrum. Stinkbugs feed on plants; assassin bugs and ambush bugs feed on insects. This one appeared in my house suddenly -- maybe a stowaway in a pot of tulips from the grocery store, or having simply snuck in to get out of that 9 degree (F) (-12.8 C) chill we had a couple of days ago.
Fortunately I brought home half a dozen bug books from the libraries while researching ambush bugs and bees for an drawing in progress. It took a photograph and several books to get me close, and then the internet to get from one not-quite-right bug to another. Finally a nearly identical photo showed up under one of the false leads, and voila! I think I have it.
Thanks to Dr PhotoMoto I learned that many insects have ocelli -- simple eyes -- along with or instead of compound eyes. This one has two tiny round red ocelli just to the inside of his/her big "bug eyes." Also a pair of mostly invisible wings that overlap at the rear; parts of them show up slightly pinkish in the photo (see it below in the comments section) -- from the light, or a reflection from the red cap in there holding a plant I offered him. He's just under 1.5 cm long.
it was actually the same color orange as mine, but a 71 instead of a 74. i'm not sure why my camera decided it was red. cameras aren't designed for the candy colors of the early 70s automobile!
I'm fairly sure this the nymph of a green shield bug (Palomena prasina). It was feeding on a ripening blackberry in Walkley Cemetery, Sheffield (UK).
Look at this face, no wonder they call them Baby Faces... Only "his" mother could love him!
Another note- they are soft & not hard, so you don't want to step on one of these
Bugs made with found objects including: scrap metal springs, keys, auto sparkplug, wire; also glass and ceramic beads. Crawling on mesquite root.
“ A Camouflage Bug,” explained Morton the Didjeridu (yidaki) player’s cousin. “How did you find it?” I asked while I let it crawl onto my arm. I thought it had taken skin-colour as part of its camouflage trick; but no, apparently this is the colour of the insect, and it becomes close to invisible on bark on shrubs. I have no idea what it makes its living from. “– It was just sitting around,” Morton’s cousin replied. But he is an aboriginal, too. I was envious - so close to, yet so far away from the nature of this continent I am.
Mating bugs.....the wind made it very difficult to make pictures as the flowers were constantly moving. It didn't bother these two lovebugs however...
We went out for a day of hiking and nature shooting in the New Territories in Hong Kong. As it was an overcast day with a lot of haze, we decided to switch to macro. It is amazing how many bugs you can find just in a single path while walking around and actually looking for them...You need a different eye too if you switch from wideangle landscapes to macro..... These orange, red and white creatures caught my eye and only through the lens I saw they were mating......and very much look like colorful cockroaches.... I couldn't let this chance go by and shot some action ;-))
had wayyyy to much fun getting this shot... One day I will have a better camera to where I can play with depth of field, etc so I can get better results, until then, ohhh well!
Bug Light lighthouse in South Portland, Maine is in the Portland harbor area. The lighthouse is being back-lit by a rising full moon.
Bug Nebula
Images Taken: April 28th
Location: Bentleigh (Bayside Melbourne (Bortle 7 Skies)
Camera: P30 Lite Phone Camera
Mount: Skywatcher Star Adventurer
Telescope: 80mm Orion Short Tube
Eyepiece: 24mm Televue Panoptic
Phone Holder: Saxon Scopepix
28 x 30 Second Lights (14m)
ISO 400
6 Darks
Stacked in APP & Processed in photoshop.
Assassin Bugs: The Wheel Bug
Adults are 1-1/4 inch long and have a slender, long antennae (reddish-brown). The body is grayish-black with an upright one-half "cogwheel-like" crest on the thorax bearing 8 to 12 protruding teeth-like structures. The membrane of the front wing is coppery colored. Wheel bugs are rather uncommon, but attract attention when found due to their bizarre appearance. They are voracious predators, attacking large caterpillars, such as tomato hornworms, and suck them dry. They will not bite humans readily, but when they do, the bite is very painful.
Bites may be hardly felt by the bloodsucking conenose in contrast to painful bites by the masked hunter, black corsair, and wheel bug. Sensitive individuals may experience burning pain, intense itching and much swelling with red blotches and welts over the body. If bitten, remain calm and safely collect the bug for positive identification. Do not handle bugs without gloves. Contact your local poison information center to seek medical help. Relief from bites may be obtained by using lotions containing menthol, phenol or camphor.