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Mark McCaughrean
Mark McCaughrean
@markmccaughrean@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Doubly invasive 😬

The weather hasn't been great for insect photography of late, which may be why I found this brown marmorated shield bug (Halyomorpha halys) in the house today, not the garden.

They're from Asia & started appearing in both Europe & North America in the late 1990s, transported via shipping.

It's in the garden now – I'm ambivalent about its chances 🤷‍♂️

#Heidelberg 🏰
#Photography 📷️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️
#BugOfTheDay 🐞
#MacroPhotography 🔬
#InsectsOfMastodon 🪳
#BackGardenEntomology 🪲

A close-up photo of a brown shield bug, seen from above on a sheet of white paper, illuminated partly by my phone light, showing strong shadows. It has the characteristic mottled brown pattern with darker brown where its wings are showing, and a light and dark checkerboard rim around the abdomen. There are some some splotches of red behind the main eyes and on the shoulders. It has some tangled fibres attached to its rear feet.
A close-up photo of a brown shield bug, seen from above on a sheet of white paper, illuminated partly by my phone light, showing strong shadows. It has the characteristic mottled brown pattern with darker brown where its wings are showing, and a light and dark checkerboard rim around the abdomen. There are some some splotches of red behind the main eyes and on the shoulders. It has some tangled fibres attached to its rear feet.
A close-up photo of a brown shield bug, seen from above on a sheet of white paper, illuminated partly by my phone light, showing strong shadows. It has the characteristic mottled brown pattern with darker brown where its wings are showing, and a light and dark checkerboard rim around the abdomen. There are some some splotches of red behind the main eyes and on the shoulders. It has some tangled fibres attached to its rear feet.
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