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Lime seed bug

Oxycarenus lavaterae

The lime seed bug is a small, colorful insect that loves to munch on lime seeds. It has a bright red and black body that makes it easy to spot in gardens and fields.

Lebensraum: Urban areas, Gardens

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The Lime seed bug has a slender, glossy black body, strikingly contrasted by an orange-red head and pronotum. Its distinctive coloration helps it stand out from other small dark bugs.

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Lime seed bug
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Lime seed bug

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Finding hundreds together often means there's a huge seed feast happening nearby!

Sometimes they fly into new places by accident, hitchhiking on cars or clothing!

These tiny bugs love to sunbathe on warm leaves, soaking up energy for their day!

They use their amazing straw-like mouthparts to drink the goodness from plant seeds!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Swarm Power

Lime seed bugs can gather in huge groups, creating safety in numbers that helps protect them from hungry predators.

Fähigkeit

Seed Sucker

Lime seed bugs have specialized straw-like mouthparts that help them pierce seeds and sip out their nutritious contents.

Fähigkeit

Warning Colors

Lime seed bugs have a bright red and black pattern that helps them warn predators they might taste bad.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
8-10 mm
Größe
4-5 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
100-500

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny bugs are vegetarians, using their straw-like mouths to sip nutrients from plant seeds!

Hauptnahrung

  • Tilia seeds
  • Malva seeds
  • Hibiscus seeds
  • Abutilon seeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Small-leaved Lime

Tilia cordata

Feeds on its seeds.

eats

Common Mallow

Malva sylvestris

Consumes seeds from this plant.

eaten by

Insidious Flower Bug

Orius insidiosus

This predatory bug sometimes preys on nymphs.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

A common bird that might eat them.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These bugs are safe to observe, but don't touch them too much.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Lime seed bug?

8-10 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Lime seed bug?

4-5 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Lime seed bug?

30-60 Tage

Was frisst Lime seed bug?

These tiny bugs are vegetarians, using their straw-like mouths to sip nutrients from plant seeds!

Wo findet man Lime seed bug normalerweise?

Urban areas, Gardens

Wie jagt Lime seed bug?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Lime seed bug?

6

Was ist der/die/das koloniegröße von Lime seed bug?

100-500

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