10/20/06

Boulevard Park, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

Banasa sordida

Found on my holly tree.

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)

Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Superclass: Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class: Insecta (Insects)

Subclass: Pterygota (Winged Insects)

Order: Hemiptera (True Bugs)

Family: Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Genus: Banasa

Species: sordida

(Banasa sordida)

As if these things weren't ugly enough, here's a close-up.

Lighting -- wireless flash directly over Mr. Stinky.

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Photographed at South Hall Ranch on 31 May. This species is the most widespread stinkbug in CO.

Rough stink bugs feed primarily on leaves and developing seeds of trees and have been recorded from ash, walnut, willow, boxelder and many other species. However, they do not appear to be associated with any significant plant injuries. In addition,

they are occasional predators and have been found feeding on caterpillars and leaf beetle larvae. For more info on Rough Stinkbugs in CO, see the CSU website webdoc.agsci.colostate.edu/bspm/Hexapoda%20%28Insects%29/...

Stinkbug - Pentatomidae

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Okay, not really, but the image amuses me. He did a good job hanging on to the windshield all the way home.

Stinkbugs Soccer Spring 2019

A male Bold Jumping spider (Phidippus audax) sizes up his quarry.

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Stink bugs (Euschistus sp.?) on a Gray-headed Coneflower. Photographed in the prairie restoration area at Afton State Park, Minnesota.

Portraits of insects that wandered into my home

100 mm series E with +2x Filter on Vivitar macro-focusing tele-converter

Stinkbug

Banasa dimiata

This guy was photographed on the US Air Force Memorial in Arlington, which has a textured metal surface, which makes for some challenging flash photography, but, in this instance, I kind of liked the effects.

A whole bunch of bugs are attracted to the large bright lights at the monument's base, which led to thoughts of bringing tape and large white pieces of paper. I don't think the Park Service would appreciate that very much, though...

Stinkbug Hunter

The Narrows on the Virgin River

Zion National Park

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A stink bug climbs towards the light on my window at work.

Ricky poses underneath the "Stinkbug Named Desire" sign in the Bug's Life 4-d show at Disney's California Adventure Theme Park.

A beautiful stink bug and it's beautiful eye details

I initially thought this was a shield bug, and so did Sarah. Apparently it isn't, though, and I risked getting a good stinking. It was quite cute, anyway.

Stinkbugs Soccer - Fall 2019

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