Stink bug (Coquerelia ventralis) on a leaf. Stink bugs derive their name from the foul-smelling secretion which they emit from their thoracic glands a

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Stink bug (Coquerelia ventralis) on a leaf. Stink bugs derive their name from the foul-smelling secretion which they emit from their thoracic glands as a defence mechanism.

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Photo credit: © PHILIPPE PSAILA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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