Red-shouldered stink bug
Thyanta custator
The red-shouldered stink bug is a shield-shaped bug from North America. Like all stink bugs, it can make a bad smell to keep enemies away.
Lives in
North America
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite people, but it might leave a stinky smell on your hands.
What does it eat?
Like its relatives, it sucks juice from plants with its beak.
How fast is it?
A garden snail about 0.05 km/h (0.03 mph)
Red-shouldered stink bug about 0.2 km/h (0.12 mph)
A tortoise about 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It has two forms, called subspecies.
2
Stink bugs are shaped like a little shield.
3
Its name comes from its reddish shoulders.
you asked
Most asked questions about Red-shouldered stink bug
?Is the red-shouldered stink bug dangerous?
No. It cannot hurt you, but it can make a bad smell.
?Why is it called a stink bug?
Because it lets out a smelly scent when it feels in danger.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Thyanta custator
- Group
- True bugs and cicadas
- Family
- Pentatomidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hemiptera > Pentatomidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Redshouldered stink bug
Where the facts come from
- Thyanta custator (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 xpda. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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