Subject: Little green bugs protecting their eggs
Location: Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India
September 7, 2013 1:50 pm
Dear Bugexperts, I spotted these delightful little greens chaps surrounding what appear to be their young. They were about three feet up the outside wall of our hotel in India. I assumed they’d stay in their protective ring until the young hatched but one morning we awoke to find they’d all wandered off. I would love to know what these creatures are called so I might read more about them.
Many thanks,
Tim
Signature: Tim
Dear Tim,
These are not insects guarding eggs. They are newly hatched Stink Bugs that emerged from the eggs and they vanished because they eventually dispersed. Though it is a different species, we have a similar photo of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug hatchlings in our archive.