Stinkbug Nymph
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This is a stinkbug… or at least it wants to be one when it grows up. It’s a nymph, meaning it will undergo metamorphosis to reach adult stage, but that metamorphosis will only be partial or incomplete. As you can see, it’s already got legs and antennae and the general shape of a stinkbug.
I love the swirling colors on its shell. It will lose this beautiful coloration and become a drab camouflage green during metamorphosis. It will also grow to about the size of a dime; here it is only about 4mm long. (For a size references, the yellow tubing is a heavy-duty electrical extension cord about 1cm in diameter.)
I don’t know if it already has the ability to stink like a stinkbug because I didn’t squash it.
Slowly getting the site back onto an even keel. It's nice to get back into the old posting rhythm.
