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Spined Soldier Bug? - Thyanta perditor
Copyright © 2004 Tony DiTerlizzi

Spined Soldier Bug? - Thyanta perditor
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
January 30, 2004
This photo was taken at the Frenchman's Forest Natural Area.

I am pretty sure this is a Podisus sp., someone correct if I am wrong:)
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 11 January, 2005 - 7:30am
Last updated 21 April, 2005 - 6:47am

It fooled you!
This is actually Thyanta perditor, a relative of the red-shouldered stink bug. Podisus is a predatory genus in which the species of very large stout beaks. This species has a longer, more slender beak adapted for sucking plant juices.
… David Rider, 20 April, 2005 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

Hard to tell
I am learning there are quite a number of stink bug genera that have those spikes on their "shoulders," so I'd be hesitant to assign any genus name until a real expert looks at it.
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 January, 2005 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

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