Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Shield Bug

These were no more than tiny red specks on this fallen branch (maybe an inch to an inch and a half diameter) and in fact I stopped to look because I thought it might be some kind of teeny red fungi. However, when I picked up the branch to take a closer look, the specks all started to move - fast! I believe these are Hemipterans, True Bugs, more specifically Shield Bugs or Stink Bugs. Nymphs, the immature insects, are more difficult to accurately identify, but our money is on the Harlequin Bug, Murgantia histrionica." From What's that Bug?. The above information was not on my photo, but someone else's of what seemed to be identical insects. I love the red and black and the three lines on each perfect little bug. Found on the private, southern edge of the Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area, just southwest of the city, on Sunday - oh, I guess that was yesterday : )

Not sure what kind of garden flower this is - I'm totally ignorant when it comes to garden flora names - but I loved the shades of pink. Taken last summer at the Calgary Zoo.

This Nodding Onion bud was seen when we spent a very enjoyable day botanizing J. Edworthy's land, past Black Diamond on July 29th. I didn't notice the little green visitor (maybe a Shield Bug?) until I went to crop this supermacro image : )

We were watching this little green Stink Bug (also called a Shield Bug), part way up the trail at Horseshoe Canyon a few days ago. This area is a 1 1/2 to 2 hour drive north east of Calgary, to the Badlands near Drumheller. Famous Dinosaur country : ) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatomoidea

I thought this was a Shield Bug (on Yarrow plant), but then came across a different name of something similar on Google. Thought I wrote it somewhere, but I can't remember where : ) Or maybe it's an immature one of a Shield Bug species? Quite a fancy pattern for such a tiny bug. Found and shared by Doug (dougwaylett) in Jim Coutts' homestead garden, just north east of Nanton, Alberta. Thanks, Doug!

Thanks, Doug, for finding and sharing this tiny bug yesterday, when six of us went on a hike at Fullerton Loop, Kananaskis (starting from Allan Bill Pond). I wonder if it is some kind of Shield Bug (nymph?). I tend to use the word "hike" when we botanize for a full day, but our pace is SO slow because we are stopping every foot or two, to search, examine, record, photograph, LOL. I think we covered about 10 km in total.

We came across this Shield Bug with bright orange legs when four of us went to explore a private property down near Millarville recently.

I hadn't seen this kind of Shield or Stink Bug before. Usually, I see only the Green Stink Bug. I don't have an ID for this one. I am assuming that the photo of the Stink Bug nymphs that I uploaded yesterday belong to the same species as this bug. Or maybe this is even a Green Stink Bug not yet fully developed? Note on 8th September: thanks, Doug, for the ID!

This small Green Stink Bug was wandering all over a Canada Thistle this afternoon. I love seeing these. Actually, I saw all sorts of things on my walk today, starting off with a family of Ring-necked Pheasants running through the long grass. Also saw what must have been bear droppings - filled with berries!

We came across this Stink Bug this afternoon, as well as another similar one on a Golden Bean flower. I was so happy, as I believe this was my first insect of the year. Thanks, Doug, for the ID! I had come to pretty much the same conclusion after checking several web sites.

This little Big Green Stink Bug was crawling across the main path when I went on a walk yesterday afternoon. I knew what it was immediately, as I had seen two of them on a Botany walk recently.

These Stink Bugs were mating on a Gaillardia flower. I felt as if I was intruding, but I had never even seen a Stink Bug before. They are shield-shaped and are sometimes also called Shield Bugs. Stink Bugs can come in many colours and patterns but "mine" were very non-descript. These are not beetles, but True Bugs in the family Pentatomidae.