giant shield bug (Lyramorpha cf. maculifer) | Project Noah

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Photo by Scott Frazier

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Description:

A "giant shield bug" (Tessaratomidae). This is the same individual as posted yesterday in spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7158285.... She's still on the job but look how her brood of nymphs has changed in just 1 day!

Habitat:

This spotting on a guava (Psidium sp.) tree in a large semi-urban yard and garden next to a disturbed patch of remnant forest. This is in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Reference Links:

EOL: Tessaratomidae, Tessaratomidae, Lyramorpha (Diploxiphus) maculifer

Species ID Suggestions

no common name

Lyramorpha cf maculifer Tryon, 1892

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Project Noah Fact of the Day: We are always amazed at Nature and always learning more about her. Did you know that some insects provide parental care for their young? Here is a great article on Insect Parents: http://www.colorado.edu/intphys/iphy4480tsai/InsectParent.pdf Giant shield bug (Lyramorpha cf. maculifer) spotted in Indonesia by PN user Scott Frazier. https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10156666178650603/?type=3&theater

I get a kick out of the mommies of dung beetles

You're welcome!, Everyone is...

Everyone is awesome

Thank you so much for posting this Scott Frazier! Because it is showing a lot of nature and this is an amazing bug!!

Thanks very much WildlifeCrusader!

WildlifeCrusader

Wonderful photo, with a wonderful representation of parental care within insects. When I showed this to my friend, they thought the adult was eating the children. ._.

Thanks very much, Leonardo!

Leonardo Castro

Unimaginable! Good work, friend!

Thank you 戴大奇

GOODj~JOB！！！JJ BOOM！

Thanks LittleCloud

I'm in love!

Terima kasih, Mona!

oh wow !!!

Thanks Mayra and Sandra!

Amazing !!

MayraSpringmann

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FASCINATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks redyellgrn99 and Telse, and belated thanks antoniocds and Susan!

I love these kind of shots! One day. Way to go and lucky you Frazier.

Very nice bug.

Thanks Magnien, I can go with the "cf" species suggestion.

@Magnien. For a series on changes in nymph development during care in the same species, see http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/12960109

Hello Magnien. Thanks. Yes you can post on your site, but what's the URL first please? Also please give due credit and post original link. You've probably already seen my mission on parental care? http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8176997

Would you allow me to post this one on my site ? (because of the maternal care, of course)

This picture with the nymphs is very interesting. It shows that this species pratices maternal care as is often the case for the Oncomerine bugs. It has already been documented for an other species of Lyramorpha, in Australia, by Georg Monteith. (see for example http://www.google.com/imgres?q=lyramorpha+parens&client=safari&sa=X&rls=en&biw=1281&bih=1088&tbm=isch&tbnid=FAAHx5fn1TZQFM:&imgrefurl=http://www.heteroptera.fr/tessite/Lyramorpha/L.parens.html&docid=LseyzNDHxNOJHM&itg=1&imgurl=http://www.heteroptera.fr/tessite/Lyramorpha/L.parens.n1.jpg&w=472&h=529&ei=yyRoUe3pFYWm0QWErYCIAQ&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:1,s:0,i:89&iact=rc&dur=5218&page=1&tbnh=200&tbnw=201&start=0&ndsp=28&tx=112&ty=104)

Thanks very much antoniocds and Susan! Yes I really enjoyed following the development in August 2011. I had another opportunity in the same spot in August 2012 too. See http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/12960109

SusanRuffanerGahagan

Very interesting. Great photo. Thanks for sharing.

This is incredible, especially because you were able to take the pictures on different days. Congratulations! And your model is certainly a good mother :-)

Thanks AliHp & Gilma

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman

Lovely.

Ali Hemati Pour

beautiful family...:)

Thanks very much!

awesome :)

Yes they are, thanks!

Certainly a beautiful family!

Thanks kunzah!

This is amazing!

Thanks roniesuper9999!

just awesome!

Thanks Leana!

Leana Lahom-Cristobal

Great spot!

It's that time of year again. See a new mother and brood here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/12960109

Thanks Jolly!

Very nice spotting. Good follow-up.

Thanks so much Isabella!

Wow amazing !! Great shot.

Thank you!

that's so neat....awesome spotting.

Thanks very much!

MayraSpringmann

Wow!!! This is very nice!!!

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