365 Project, Day 40
Here is my day fourty submission to my 365Project:
Even though we're 75 km offshore we occasionally get non-aquatic visitors...like this little green insect. I believe is a species of stink or shield bug (Order Hemiptera, family Pentatomidae) I found on the heli-deck today. Unfortunately, usually by the time they're joining us on the ship they're on their last legs and the next time I saw this little guy he was no longer with us :(
Fun fact of the day:
Shield bugs feed on plants by sucking out vital juices, using the long beak that it has for this purpose, which is then folded back under the body.
To read more about Shield (stink) bugs check out this page.
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