Tan Bug - Oebalus pugnax

now they're all happily home

Moved from Frass.

… v belov, 23 July, 2009 - 9:58pm

Thank you.

… Michael A. Cruz, 24 July, 2009 - 6:47am

Frassed

Moved from ID Request.

… Michael A. Cruz, 23 July, 2009 - 9:20pm

Looks like a pentatomid...

I can't really tell from this angle, but seeing the spines it might either be a Euschistus or Podisus spp.

An expert might be able to tell whether it's predatory or not from this angle by looking at the rostrum.

… Andrew Meeds, 21 July, 2009 - 7:54pm

I am not the expert you were looking for...

but this is a Rice Stink Bug (Oebalus pugnax)

Please notice the spines are pointing forward which is diagnostic...

… Ron M., 22 July, 2009 - 6:00am

seconded: Oebalus pugnax

Mike-- BG people are addicted to challenge, no question about that, but if you want reliable IDs try to take/post more canonical angles, too...

… v belov, 22 July, 2009 - 11:41am

I am experimenting with a new

I am experimenting with a new set of diopters and finding that the lenses on one hand do a very good job with a straight on shot of the subject. However, if the subject is positioned oblique to the camera the depth of field isn't good.

That being said the shot I submitted above was the only clear shot, the rest were deleted. Today I shot a dorsal view of another individual that appears to be of the same specie and I would like to add it to the comment box. How is that done?

… Michael A. Cruz, 22 July, 2009 - 7:43pm

To edit the remarks...

click on EDIT just above the following text:
Contributed by Keokuk Mike on 21 July, 2009 - 7:41pm.

In the Remarks: field add a note saying something like "a better shot of another specimen that I found..."

[thumb:123456]

… Ron M., 22 July, 2009 - 8:42pm

Something went wrong I added

Something went wrong I added the image but it replaced the original. Then I frassed both images, then brought 'em back. string of comments are under the added photo, not under the original. It is a fine mess I've gotten myself into.

… Michael A. Cruz, 23 July, 2009 - 9:15pm

Fix...

I swapped the images back. I unlinked the images because the images are not of the same individual. I also added the thumbnails that I mentioned in an earlier comment.

… Ron M., 23 July, 2009 - 10:29pm

shoulda thought of that. Been seeing a few of those.

… Andrew Meeds, 22 July, 2009 - 7:18am