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Stink Bugs and Shield BugsFlorida Predatory Stinkbug ?
Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 5:44 PM
Hi to all who have helped me,
I was so blown away by this stink bug. I read somewhere that it had a 4 section beak?. Looks like a sectional proboscis of sorts. I could not believe the orange “beak” I had to work to get this photo and that is always fun. It was well worth the “coaxing” to get these shots. I just had to see what the article was about (no photos).
How does this “beak” get back into his “mouthpart” for lack of a better description or does it store underneath? I could not see how he did that I think this is so cool. Maybe you know a stinkbug Dr. you could pass this along to.
Thanks,
Janis Osborne
Duluth, GA
Oct. 2008
Florida Predatory Stink Bug
Hi Janis,
Thanks so much for sending your awesome photo of a Florida Predatory Stink Bug, Euthyrhynchus floridanus. It is a welcomed addition to our archive.
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Comments 2
The beak folds under the bug’s head and thorax.
Posted 10 Oct 2008 at 10:08 pm ¶I went back to the folder with the photos of the stinkbug and found another
Posted 12 Oct 2008 at 11:15 am ¶view of the “beak” and it does seem to fit under the bug. The photos I
took were not focused on that part and not enough depth of field to be very
sharp. He did not like being upside down so only a couple of shots were
possible. He is gone now so next year maybe. He does like some nectar
also. Janis
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