Day 8: Star Species
Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina)
This time every year my garden is full of these lovely bugs; they spent most of the time mating in bushes throughout the garden. I love watching them (that sounds odd, sorry) and taking pics of them, they are also fascinating creatures.
More about them - Coming soon...
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| Shieldbug eggs |
Interesting Facts:
- It is often called the Green Stink Bug - it produces a foul smelling liquid when in danger and only has a few natural enemies.
- They mate by contacting their rears together .
- It's hard to tell the difference between the males and females
- In Mexico they are eaten both live and cooked - their pungent odour gives a dish an aromatic flavour. (yuk!)
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