Baby shield bugs. Newly-hatched shield bugs with full and empty egg cases (beige) on a plant stem. Shield bugs (family Pentatomoidea) has glands betwe

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Baby shield bugs. Newly-hatched shield bugs with full and empty egg cases (beige) on a plant stem. Shield bugs (family Pentatomoidea) has glands between the first and second pair of legs that produce a foul-smelling fluid when threatened in order to deter predators.

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Size: 5121px × 3413px
Photo credit: © MELVYN YEO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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