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I was trying to figure out what the heck the bug was on, until it dawned on me it was a raspberry. That really gave me an idea of size.
ReplyDeleteThey do grow quite a bit bigger, Daphne - I'd never spotted any as small as these before,
DeleteI always find lots of shield bugs on the raspberries. I find them quite tricky to shake off, they do cling on quite hard. But as you say, I can't see that they do any damage.
ReplyDeleteI guess if there was lots of them they may be a problem. They pierce the plant with their mouth-parts so I wonder if that is why you can't shake them off.
DeleteIt must be the time of year, I've seen quite a few of them around recently. One was running around on my windscreen.
ReplyDeleteI once felt a tickle on my neck, Jo when I was in the bathroom. I brushed the tickle with my habed and a shield bug landed on the floor. That was my first meeting with a shield bug.
DeleteNow they are little 'uns. Often see these creatures at the allotment despite their excellent camouflage skills.
ReplyDeleteThey are strange creatures aren't they Anna changing colour as they grow
DeleteWhat a brilliant close up, if I had taken that it would have been a green blur! We've had a fair few of them around this year, more than usual.xxx
ReplyDeleteIt came out better than expected, Snowbird as they were crawling about - the other hid under the raspberries
DeleteLovely aren't they.
ReplyDeleteMany congratulations on your eight years too!
Apparently they are called stink bugs too, Jessica and emit a smell skunk like but I've no experience of this. Thanks doe the congrats - do you want to go into the draw?
DeleteThank you Sue for sharing never seen one before have a blessed day
ReplyDeleteThere are different species in different colours Linda so not all are green.
DeleteI have never seen this species before. I've found the brown version here.
ReplyDeleteThe colours change as the bugs grow Endah but there are all sorts of species which feed on different plants
DeleteI know these bugs very well. We call them stinky bugs. They like to nap on my cabbages :)
ReplyDeletegreat close up. At first I thought raspberries are big worms :D
I had a look and see what you mean about looking like worms.
DeleteThat's an amazing close up, Sue. I'm rather hoping now that I haven't accidentally scoffed any whilst out collecting raspberries - I do tend to eat the fruit as I'm wandering around! Eeuuwww! I've seen quite a few in the garden lately, it's that aut*mn thing again. Drat!
ReplyDeleteIs that a typo Caro? :) They look as though they would be crunchy!
DeleteHi again, Sue - I agree, a great close-up shot :-) I had never seen a shield bug until early this year in my Mum's garden moving about on a ground cover plant - so well camouflaged it was there. It was a bigger 'un than yours and maybe a sloe bug.
ReplyDeleteWe seem to have lots this year Shirley - all sorts of sizes.
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