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What is this stinkbug doing? - Podisus maculiventris - female
Copyright © 2008 Peter Cristofono

What is this stinkbug doing? - Podisus maculiventris - Female
Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 12, 2008
I'm curious as to what the stinkbug is carrying?
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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 12 June, 2008 - 7:36pm
Last updated 26 March, 2011 - 11:57am

This one...
Is a female, by the way. The variation of P. mac throughout the country is really crazy, wow.
… Andrew Meeds, 26 March, 2011 - 11:01am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Podisus.
… John R. Maxwell, 3 November, 2008 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Stink Bugs.
… Peter Cristofono, 23 September, 2008 - 2:46pm login or register to post comments

Podisus maculiventris, i suppose
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… v belov, 23 September, 2008 - 2:18pm login or register to post comments

 
ID confirmed by D. B. Thomas: Podisus maculiventris
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… v belov, 13 October, 2009 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

Predator
It impaled its victim and is sucking its juices. It would be nice to know what the victim is. Do you happen to have a photo in which the prey is in focus?
… Beatriz Moisset, 12 June, 2008 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Haha
Guessing probably won't work either. I read somewhere that they've been recorded feeding on over 100 different prey species. Talk about a generalist predator. I might try to find that reference, might make a decent addition to the info page if I can scrounge around and get it.
… Andrew Meeds, 27 July, 2010 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting
Thanks Beatriz. I don't have a better shot of the prey.
… Peter Cristofono, 12 June, 2008 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

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