The Western conifer seed bug. A common fall friend. They eat, as described in their name, conifer seeds. They have this ruddy long nose that hides in this notch on their belly, it's almost as long as it's body!

They are in the leaf footed bugs family, and are often mistakenly called stink bugs. They aren't stink bugs themselves, although they can give off a bad odor if midhandled, but they are cousins to the stink bug.

They look for warm dry places to hibernate indoors for winter. They don't eat anything while they hibernate, they just sleep, and when spring comes, they leave their winter homes and head back out to the trees!

Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis).

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