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.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 15-20 mm
Tamaño: 10-14 mm
Esperanza de vida: 150-240 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 8 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

soybean
cotton
corn
tomato
various fruits

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Carroñero

Los carroñeros consumen materia orgánica muerta, ayudando a descomponer los cadáveres y otros desechos en el ecosistema.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Tóxico

Los organismos tóxicos contienen sustancias que son venenosas y pueden causar efectos adversos al estar expuestos a ellas.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.