Dock bug, Heesch, Netherlands

This bug has a love for sour plant juice, which is why it is named "sour bug" in dutch, freely translated. It's best not to touch them, as they expel a nasty fluid that is hard to get rid of.

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Claire Hamilton

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Awesome, looks prehistoric! Posted 10 years ago

Wendy

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Claire took the words out my mouth, looks really prehistoric.
Great focus not easy with these tiny creatures :) Posted 10 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
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  Thanks Wendy. Yeah, it was windy that day, so this is the only reasonable one of like 20 shots. Posted 10 years ago

The Dock bug

"Coreus marginatus", commonly called the dock bug, is a species of squash bug. It is a speckled brown insect with a broad abdomen, and is common in most parts of Europe. It is often found in dense vegetation, such as hedgerows and wasteland, where it mainly feeds on the leaves and seeds of docks and sorrels.

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Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Ferdy Christant