BugwoodWiki: Predatory Stink Bug
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Description: Photographs and description of these true bugs in the family Pentatomidae.
HPIPM:Pentatomidae - Bugwoodwiki Photo by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Compiled by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University: Although stink bugs include many species which feed on plants, particularly fruit or seeds, some are predators. Stink bugs, whether plant feeders or predators, are characterized by their distinctive shield-like body and ability to produce an unpleasant 'perfume' when disturbed. Predatory stink bugs feed by piercing the prey with their very narrow mouth parts and sucking out body fluids. Stink bugs also produce very unusual egg masses, which appear as clusters of small barrels fringed with spines at the top. Common Colorado species that feed on insects include
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