Picromerus bidens - Eggs

This species overwinters in the egg-stage. Eggs are deposited in fall, often behind bark or other "sheltered" locations. This is a collage of two batches found after winter in the hollow stems of Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)

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Ferdy Christant

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This is pure awesomeness. Posted 6 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
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  Thanks Ferdy, it's one of my hobbies to try and find out how to ID eggs and early development stages. The insets showing the aeromicropilar processes (the little "tubes" around the "lid" of the egg) go to documenting characters that may be used for this purpose :o) Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
2. 1. Pudding4brains
    
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    Actually, that just gave me an idea for a new list ... :o) Posted 6 years ago

The Picromerus bidens

''Picromerus bidens'' is a carnivorous species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. A large and distinctive predatory shieldbug, which has unmistakable thorn-like projections on the front of the pronotum.

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Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Pudding4brains