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Black-spotted groundbug

Rhyparochromus pini
Eats: PlantsTrue bugs and cicadasGardens and meadows6 legs

The black-spotted groundbug is a true bug from Europe and Asia. It belongs to the seed bugs, which are often the colour of dirt. That helps it hide on the ground.

Lives in
Europe and Asia, on the ground
Top speed
about 0.2 km/h (0.12 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It is a small bug that does not hurt people.
What does it eat?
Like other seed bugs, it feeds on seeds, sucking them up with its pointy, straw-like mouth.
For real!Photo of Black-spotted groundbug
Picture by Slimguy. CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

It was named in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus, the scientist who gave many animals and plants their scientific names.

2

Its group is called the dirt-coloured seed bugs, because many of them are brown and grey like soil.

3

There are two slightly different kinds of it, living in different places.

you asked

Most asked questions about Black-spotted groundbug

?Is the black-spotted groundbug dangerous?

No. It is a harmless little bug that eats seeds.

?What does the black-spotted groundbug eat?

Seeds, which it sucks up through its pointy, straw-like mouth.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Rhyparochromus pini
Named by
Linnaeus, 1758
Group
True bugs and cicadas
Family
Rhyparochromidae
Classification
Insecta > Hemiptera > Rhyparochromidae
Lives on
Europe, Asia

Where the facts come from

  1. Rhyparochromus pini (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Slimguy. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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