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tx_flower_child Mar 20, 2018 10:08 PM CST |
Saw this outside my back door. Anyone know what it is?![]() Thanks. |
Zencat Mar 20, 2018 11:37 PM CST |
An assassin bug of some kind, I think. |
BigBill Mar 20, 2018 11:40 PM CST |
I think it is some type of "stink bug". Yes, that is what they are collectively know as. They have that characteristic 'shield shape' and a pointed snout.? Rodney Wilcox Jones, my idol! Businessman, Orchid grower, hybridizer, lived to 107! |
tx_flower_child Mar 20, 2018 11:43 PM CST |
I think assassin bugs are beneficial. But not by my door! Let's see if anyone else has an answer. (Bill — we cross posted. You type faster than I do. (Maybe even think faster.) |
sooby Mar 21, 2018 5:08 AM CST |
Leaf-footed bug, Leptoglossus. I don't think it is Leptoglossus zonatus because it is missing the marks behind the head. Maybe L. clypealis? L. zonatus showing the marks that are missing from the ID bug: https://bugguide.net/node/view... L. clypealis: https://www.opsu.edu/Academics... |
stone Mar 21, 2018 8:24 AM CST |
Agree with leaf foot bug. They show up in huge numbers, and ruin the maters. |
kousa Mar 21, 2018 8:57 AM CST |
Looks a lot like a stink bug as Bill pointed out. If you squash it, it will release a very pungent stinky odor. It is a bad bug, IMHO. |
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