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The creature is quite dark on my monitor so I cannot make out any detail. T=
he shape of the head is wrong for a Alydus. It appears to be an Ichneumon w=
asp. The smell is another mystery!!
Angus
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> Subject: [NatureNS] Re: Do not disturb this Bug
> From: nancypdowd@gmail.com
> Date: Sun=2C 4 Aug 2013 18:27:42 -0300
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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> It has been thoughtfully pointed out to me that maybe this smelly creatur=
e is a wasp rather than a bug. Insects can be difficult.=20
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> So I will ask any insect people to please take a close look. I have tried=
and am still sitting on the fence.=20
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> Whatever it is=2C it certainly released a foul odour. Maybe that is fairl=
y common reaction for many insects who feel threatened rather than just the=
ones we consider "stink bugs"?
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> Nancy
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 2013-08-04=2C at 6:28 AM=2C nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Last week this Broad Headed Bug (Alydus spp) landed on my shoe. The ID
> > should be correct at least to genus level:
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9428490966/
> >=20
> > You cannot miss these attractive insects- they have such a deep=2C
> > shiny=2C black body with glossy black wings they really stand out. Very
> > active. Quite common in E Dalhousie=2C Kings Co.
> >=20
> > What you don't want to do is threaten them. I reached down to sweep
> > this bug onto the ground and it released the most obnoxious odour-
> > incredibly awful! Reading up on them later I see the BH Bug family
> > (Alydidae) even outstinks the Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae) who get all
> > the press in that department.
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> > Incidentally brightly coloured Crocs (footwear) are fine insect
> > attractors. So far this bug=2C dragonflies=2C damselflies=2C mayflies a=
nd
> > butterflies have landed on them. Even Hummingbirds check them out.
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> > Nancy
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> > Sent from my iPhone
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