Monday, August 10, 2009

Monday 10 August

Raining this morning, very fine drizzle the sort that wets you through and you do not realize it till you get home.
We had a good walk - nothing out of the ordinary apart from this super Shield Bug.
It is Pentatoma rufipes - a common forest bug. They are also called stink bugs - supposed to exude a pungent smell when disturbed I handled this one and nothing, the only reason I put it on the leaf was to keep it still while I photographed it.



1 comment:

  1. Great photos.

    If didn't make a stink it must have liked you! (he, he)

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