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 shield bug nymph with weird 'growth' on top..
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| bonitin |
Posted on 08-11-2009 16:59
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 Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Hi, While studying the lichen on the bark of an old Honeylocust tree I noticed something that at first sight looked like an up levelled piece of lichen. When I gently touched it it didn't fall but moved slightly. Looking through my macro lens I noticed something darkish with legs..a tiny shield bug nymph. The lichen like thing on top (not bigger than 2mm) really looks firmly attached not just a loose piece fallen on.. Anyone knows what this could be, is it a kind of parasite  , or could it be the bug had been there long enough for the 'lichen' (?) to grow on..Pics taken in Gent, Belgium in a local park on the 4th November.. Thanks for any suggestions!   |
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| John Bratton |
Posted on 08-11-2009 17:32
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Member Location: Menai Bridge, North Wales, UK Posts: 654 Joined: 17.10.06 |
I think it is the fruiting body of a fungus. I can't remember the name: something like Entomophora. |
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| bonitin |
Posted on 08-11-2009 18:00
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Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Thanks John, can it be that such a type of fungus can be a parasite of bugs? I tried to upload two more pics, but it didn't work, perhaps a problem with the server.. |
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| lagura |
Posted on 08-11-2009 19:21
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 Member Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 1241 Joined: 24.10.08 |
I don't know what the "thing" is, but the bug is an early instar nymph of Forest Bug, Pentatoma rufipes (Pentatomidae)
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| bonitin |
Posted on 09-11-2009 16:25
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Member Location: Gent, Belgium Posts: 348 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Thanks a lot Lars for the id. of my little instar nymph! |
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