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Man-faced stink bug, spread Specimen. A different individual compared to the below. This one has its wings spread and fully intact antennae.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114860/man-faced_stink_bug_full_body.html" title="Man-faced stink bug, full body"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/114860_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=aQsOZh3mC7TI5P77BhswHj3%2FuBk%3D" width="200" height="184" alt="Man-faced stink bug, full body Specimen. It&#039;s labelled as &quot;Catacanthus Nigripes&quot;, which seems a synonym for Catacanthus incarnatus.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114860/man-faced_stink_bug_full_body.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114894/man-faced_stink_bug_spread.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114861/man-faced_stink_bug_head.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114862/man-faced_stink_bug_upper_body.html<br /> <br /> Catacanthus incarnatus,Macro,Man-faced stink bug" /></a></figure> Catacanthus incarnatus,Macro,Man-faced stink bug Click/tap to enlarge

Man-faced stink bug, spread

Specimen. A different individual compared to the below. This one has its wings spread and fully intact antennae.

Man-faced stink bug, full body Specimen. It's labelled as "Catacanthus Nigripes", which seems a synonym for Catacanthus incarnatus.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114860/man-faced_stink_bug_full_body.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114894/man-faced_stink_bug_spread.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114861/man-faced_stink_bug_head.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/114862/man-faced_stink_bug_upper_body.html<br /> <br /> Catacanthus incarnatus,Macro,Man-faced stink bug

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Nice! Did you spread the wings? Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks. This one was already spread. Posted 4 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        That's definitely ideal. I usually damage the insects that I spread. Posted 4 years ago
        1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
          Ferdy Christant
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          Even if spread, this supplier packages them so oddly that it's still a problem. They're put on a small cardboard and then a plastic wrap, stapled to the card board. Yet the staples are like 1mm away from several fragile body parts. Combined with how dry they are, just getting them out without breaking anything is a huge challenge. Posted 4 years ago
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            Christine Young
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            Ohh! I have received some packaged like that in the past! It is so hard to snip and peel away the plastic without legs and antennae breaking off. Posted 4 years ago
            1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
              Ferdy Christant
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              Exactly! Currently using an extremely narrow and sharp box cutter type of knife for it. It's still the most risky step of the process. After that, most I put in contact lens fluid for a while. The cleaning effect is only minor but it does a really good job of flexing the insect. Just so that further handling doesn't again break things. Posted 4 years ago
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                Christine Young
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                I use tiny surgical scissors, but it's always tricky. Good idea to soak them afterwards -- I rarely do that. But, I don't have many specimens that I photograph anyway. I think I only have a couple left at this point. Posted 4 years ago

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The Man-faced stink bug

Catacanthus is a genus of insects within the Pentatomidae family. The insects belonging to this genus are found in Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Japan and South Korea.

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Similar species: True Bugs
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Uploaded May 15, 2021. Captured May 15, 2021 13:28.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 50mm

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