Look at the ugly bug I found in my house!

[*anj*]

http://njaes.rutgers.edu/images/photos/stinkbug/adult-male.jpg

Actually, this was about the sixth one. They are really ugly. Well, in the picture they're kind of interesting looking, but when you turn on a light switch and find one on the wall...it's ugly. It's called a
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug!!

[HeatherH]

Oh, now THAT is cool!

Better than the "cock-a-ra-shins" (cockroaches - yick) my 3yo likes to spot.

[elegantlion]

OH, we have those, although I've never found one in the house. They sit on the outside of our windows and the cat smacks at them. They never move.

[Karenciavo]

We have them too, yuck. I think they are a fairly recent arrival in NJ. :(

[Kelli in TN]

We have those!

[*anj*]

We have them too, yuck. I think they are a fairly recent arrival in NJ. :(
Yes, I just read that they were in PA before they came here, but I think they originally came from China. :mad:

[Kelli in TN]

, but I think they originally came from China. :mad:

Oh no! Don't put it in your mouth, it could have lead paint!


:D

:D

:D

[*anj*]

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[Mamagistra]

Oh no! Don't put it in your mouth, it could have lead paint!


:D

:D

:D

ROFLOL!!

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[Lorna]

But it is beautiful. It is a variety of shield bug (perhaps a raphigaster nebulosa). If you look really closely you will see all sorts of species. Here is a link to show you how pretty they can be:
Shield bugs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_bug)

[Amy in Orlando]

We have them too. I agree with Lorna, in it's own ugly way, it's beautiful in how perfectly it's designed.

[Jenny in Atl]

My youngest dd thinks it beautiful but then she thinks all bugs are pretty. :p

[mcconnellboys]

Just don't "bug" 'em. They're not called stink bugs for nothing.....

Regena

[*anj*]

Just don't "bug" 'em. They're not called stink bugs for nothing.....

Regena
Really, truly? I mean, is it bad enough to clear a room? Is it skunk-like? Sounds like a science project....

[Heather in the Kootenays]

Not quite skunk like. Here kids like to chase each other with them but the order isn't all that bad.

[Tammyla]

We saw a few here last year. Strange looking things. They look so crunchy, I'd wouldn't want to squish em. ick...:eek: Not that we would squish em, but looking at one under our Brock would be cool.

[Kelli in TN]

We saw a few here last year. Strange looking things. They look so crunchy, I'd wouldn't want to squish em. ick...:eek: Not that we would squish em, but looking at one under our Brock would be cool.


Just be careful if you crunch or squish them. They are made in China and might contain lead.


As if that joke were not lame enough for the first time around, I just felt the need to repeat it. If I were getting ready for school, I would not be here making everyone roll their eyes, would I?:rolleyes:

[Baseballmom]

Just don't "bug" 'em. They're not called stink bugs for nothing.....

Regena

It looks like a stink bug to me too.
Edited because I didn't see that it said stink bug under the picture. I misunderstood another poster saying it was a sheild bug, but I guess that a stink bug must be a kind of sheild bug. We have these everywhere in Texas.

[Tammyla]

Just be careful if you crunch or squish them. They are made in China and might contain lead.


As if that joke were not lame enough for the first time around, I just felt the need to repeat it. If I were getting ready for school, I would not be here making everyone roll their eyes, would I?:rolleyes:

All good jokes are worth repeating. And I plan to share that joke with my ds. Teehee, China is now arming their bugs to get us.

[*anj*]

Just be careful if you crunch or squish them. They are made in China and might contain lead.


That's really only a problem if you put them in your mouth after squishing them. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick009.gif (http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/%5Burl=http://www.freesmileys.org%5D%5Bimg%5Dhttp://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick009.gif%5B/img%5D%5B/url%5D)

[melissel]

Not quite skunk like. Here kids like to chase each other with them but the order isn't all that bad.

Really! I've never noticed an odor from one. I wonder if we have a different kind here.

Anj, we had these all over the place in spring, and DH spotted what must have been a lingering one wandering out of the bottom bar of our window blinds the other day. They're harmless (to people), and we've kind of gotten used to them by now, LOL! I'll take them over the silverfish any day :(

[Sharon in MD]

My ds, now almost 17, is still into bugs....he catches the interesting ones and freezes them!!!! It makes for interesting looks on the ladies' faces when I open the fridge to get ice for their drinks!

He keeps promising to mount them...someday when he has time.....:eek:

[cin]

Oh no! Don't put it in your mouth, it could have lead paint!


:D

:D

:D


You should have heard the fun DH & I had with that....and our DD from China :)