Darth Maul bug
The Darth Maul bug is a seed bug with a bold red or orange and black pattern on its back. Those bright colours warn birds that it tastes bad. Every bug's pattern is a little different.
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Fun facts
It talks to other bugs of its kind by making tiny shakes that travel through stems and leaves.
Its babies look like tiny adults without wings.
Its eggs are laid in clusters that blend in with their surroundings.
Like all true bugs, its mouth is a sharp beak for sucking up juice.
Most asked questions about Darth Maul bug
?Is the Darth Maul bug poisonous?
Its colours warn animals that it tastes bad, but it is not dangerous to people.
?What does the Darth Maul bug eat?
It sucks juice from plants like milkweed and cotton bush.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Spilostethus hospes
- Group
- True bugs and cicadas
- Family
- Lygaeidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hemiptera > Lygaeidae
- Lives on
- Asia, Australia and Oceania
- Also known as
- Milkweed bug
Where the facts come from
- Spilostethus hospes (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Len Worthington. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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