Green Lady - _TNY_5372
This spool-shaped little creature on a tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) in my mother-in-law's garden is a female of a species known as Myrmus miriformis.
These belong to the family Rhopalidae which sometimes are known as the scentless plant bugs as they unlike the members of Coreidae lack the scent glands which can produce a foul smell to deter predators.
This species is a bit unusual in that they come in a green and a brown form. Both however only for the males - the females like this one (I think) are always green.
Green Lady - _TNY_5372
This spool-shaped little creature on a tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) in my mother-in-law's garden is a female of a species known as Myrmus miriformis.
These belong to the family Rhopalidae which sometimes are known as the scentless plant bugs as they unlike the members of Coreidae lack the scent glands which can produce a foul smell to deter predators.
This species is a bit unusual in that they come in a green and a brown form. Both however only for the males - the females like this one (I think) are always green.