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mimikyufriend-moved · 7 years ago

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I always thought these two kinds of bugs were stink bugs for some reason, but it turns out that the bug on the top is a spittlebug (family: Cercopidae; species: Prosapia bicincta) and the bug on the bottom is a leaf-footed bug (family: Coreidea; species: Acanthocephala terminalis). Coreids actually do have scent glands that can “stink,” but it isn’t the same as that of a stinkbug.

Actual stink bugs can be identified by their broad, oval, often shield-shaped bodies and large, triangular scutellum (if you look closely you can see it about in the middle of it’s back.)

(family: Pentatomidae; species: Nezara viridula)

#seasonal speak #animals #insect #we just learned about hemipterans and i think i know them pretty well now #i actually collected immatures of both a cercopid and a coreid without knowing what they were #but i can't use insects that aren't adults in my collection :/#tumblr wouldn't let me post this before so hopefully it works now

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