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Black Stink Bug

Proxys punctulatus

The Black Stink Bug is a small insect that can be found in gardens and fields. It has a shiny black body and can release a smelly liquid when it feels threatened.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

Aussehen

The Black Stink Bug is a completely matte black, shield-shaped insect. It has distinctive sharp, pointed 'shoulders' (humeral angles) and a broad, flat back, making it visually distinct from other dark beetles.

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Black Stink Bug
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Black Stink Bug

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby stink bugs, called nymphs, look like tiny, wingless versions of their parents!

Its scientific name, Proxys punctulatus, refers to the bug's sharp, pointed body!

Many stink bugs spend winter hiding in cracks and under bark, only emerging when spring arrives!

When startled, a Black Stink Bug might just drop to the ground and play dead to avoid danger!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stink Shield

Black Stink Bug can release a foul-smelling liquid because of special glands that helps them deter hungry predators.

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Shade

Black Stink Bug has an all-black body that helps them blend perfectly with shadows and dark surfaces to hide.

Fähigkeit

Plant Drinker

Black Stink Bug can pierce plants with its straw-like mouthpart because of specialized tools that helps them drink nourishing sap.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-20 mm
Größe
10-14 mm
Lebenserwartung
150-240 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This bug is a vegetarian, using its straw-like mouth to drink juices from plants!

Hauptnahrung

  • soybean
  • cotton
  • corn
  • tomato
  • various fruits

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

soybean

Glycine max

Sucks nourishing sap from soybean plants, sometimes causing damage.

eats

tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Feeds on juicy tomato fruits and their leaves.

hunts

Spined Soldier Bug

Podisus maculiventris

A predatory stink bug that preys on its nymphs.

parasitizes

Samurai Wasp

Trissolcus basalis

A tiny parasitic wasp that lays its eggs inside stink bug eggs.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

A common bird that might snack on these bugs.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch stink bugs, as they can release a smelly liquid when scared.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Black Stink Bug?

15-20 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Black Stink Bug?

10-14 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black Stink Bug?

150-240 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Black Stink Bug?

8 km/h

Was frisst Black Stink Bug?

This bug is a vegetarian, using its straw-like mouth to drink juices from plants!

Wo findet man Black Stink Bug normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Black Stink Bug?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Black Stink Bug?

6

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