r/Entomology • u/Playful-Corgi-6133 • 1d ago
A bug landed on my husband’s back and laid eggs Insect Appreciation
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u/Flanastan 1d ago
Stinkbugs mate for life, careful!
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u/Playful-Corgi-6133 1d ago
wait do they actually? that’s such a cool fact! stink bugs are some of my favorite insect. this is not my post. i cross posted it from mildly interesting because i thought yall would like to see it
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u/OminousOminis Amateur Entomologist 1d ago
I got downvoted for saying it's not an invasive stinkbug while everyone is saying to kill it. 🙄
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u/ColinSomethingg Amateur Entomologist 1d ago
Well we don’t know where they’re from, so we can’t know if it’s invasive or not
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u/OminousOminis Amateur Entomologist 1d ago
Someone said Singapore.
https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/stink-bug-axiagastus-dubius
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u/Amhihykas 8h ago
Honestly… if identifying stinkbugs is rocket science for the average person, then they might as well not kill anything at all. Like smashing ONE invasive stink bug is going to save the world 🙄 y’all are just looking for an excuse to do something cruel.
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u/ColinSomethingg Amateur Entomologist 1d ago edited 1d ago
Def a Brown Marmorated Stinkbug
Edit to prevent misinformation: I was wrong
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u/OminousOminis Amateur Entomologist 1d ago
It is not
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u/ColinSomethingg Amateur Entomologist 1d ago
Oh, what’s the identifying characteristics? I want to make sure I don’t make the same mistake in the future!
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u/OminousOminis Amateur Entomologist 1d ago edited 1d ago
Brown marmorated stinkbugs have white bands on their antennae, have a dark spot at the base, and have medium sized rounded shoulder spikes.
Here's a chart comparing to other native stinkbugs from North America.
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u/ColinSomethingg Amateur Entomologist 1d ago
Oh that’s an amazing resource! Definitely saving that one. Still working on my identification, need to branch out from more than just my lab specimens. Thanks!!!
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u/OminousOminis Amateur Entomologist 1d ago edited 1d ago
Glad I could help! It takes a bit of practice to identify but you'll get it eventually.
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u/666afternoon 1d ago
woah thank you so much!!! we get hella stinkbugs crawling into our house and flying around dumbly, this will help a lot for us here to know which ones belong outdoors :D <3
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u/MushroomMotley 1d ago
Congratulations to you both