Giant strong-nosed stink bug
Alcaeorrhynchus grandis
The giant strong-nosed stink bug is a big shield-shaped bug from the Americas. Unlike many stink bugs that drink plant juice, it is a hunter. It has a strong beak that it uses to catch and feed on other insects.
Lives in
The southern United States, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless to people, but like other stink bugs it can make a smelly liquid if it is picked up. Just watch it.
What does it eat?
It hunts other insects, such as caterpillars, and sucks them dry with its strong beak.
How fast is it?
A garden snail about 0.05 km/h (0.03 mph)
Giant strong-nosed 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 can track its prey by following the trail of tiny droppings that caterpillars leave behind.
2
It lives from the southern United States all the way down to Brazil.
3
It belongs to the stink bug family, whose members can make a stinky smell to keep enemies away.
you asked
Most asked questions about Giant strong-nosed stink bug
?What does the giant strong-nosed stink bug eat?
Other insects. It is a predator that hunts its food.
?Is the giant strong-nosed stink bug dangerous?
No. It is harmless to people, but it may make a bad smell if you pick it up.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Alcaeorrhynchus grandis
- Group
- True bugs and cicadas
- Family
- Pentatomidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hemiptera > Pentatomidae
- Lives on
- North America, South America
Where the facts come from
- Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (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 Clinton & Charles Robertson from Del Rio, Texas & College Station, TX, USA. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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