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Stink Bug Nymph

Pentatomoidea

Photo by Mari du Preez
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Field Notes

Description:

For now, I'm going with a stink bug nymph ID.
I don't know if this is a beetle, bug or larvae of some sort. Tiny, black with yellow and very spiny/spikey. Spotted at Roodeplaat Dam, Pretoria.

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Pentatomoidea

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Comments (2)
MartinL
This is an early instar hemipteran bug and the spikes are fascinating.

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PublishedFebruary 24, 2013

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