Pentatomid Eggs

Spring arrived October last year and with it a delightful find for me...a collection of silver Pentatomidae eggs at the tip of a Blue Chalk Stick succulent (complete with trailing spider silk!).
Each egg just 2 mm in width.
The Pentatomids are known as Stink Bugs or Shield Bugs. These insects are frequently found in large numbers on crops and weeds.

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Pudding4brains

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Hi Ruth, nice one! Especially I very much like the fact that the image shows one egg that tipped over (at 8 o'clock in the image) so that we can see the special aeromicropilar processes (the little tubes around the "lid" of the barrels) from two perspectives :o)
I haven't got a clue about Aussie stink bugs, but to me these eggs have all the makings of the eggs of most bugs in the subfamily Asopinae as I know them from Europe. So if you are looking for an ID, you may want to find out what Asopinae live in your area.
Also, if you maybe plan to follow these or to collect them and raise the nymphs to adulthood, be aware that they would probably be predaceous - not plant-sucking.
Cheers, Arp
P.S. Ahw sorry ... never mind ... october last year ;o) Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
  Lion
  
  Yep, from last spring - boo! Very grateful for heads up re Asopinae. Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago

englishindiangirl

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Shield Bugs just keep getting more and more interesting! Posted 7 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Remarkable little jewels! Posted 7 years ago

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