Japanese crossword «Soldier bug»
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The title is a bit confusing, since I looked it up and only found the name firebug.
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I used google images and found a bunch that looked like the picture in the puzzle. I learned all about it. ;-) It's a
Oechalia schellenbergii AKA Schellenberg's soldier bug AKA spiny predatory shield bug. Interestingly, this insect has 5 different nymph stages. Transition is by shedding the skin. The adult is brown with wings, but the nymphs or juvenile forms are black with different red patterns for each stage Some look a lot like the ones in the puzzle. I guess to be totally accurate, the title of the puzzle should have been "baby soldier bug"
Oechalia schellenbergii AKA Schellenberg's soldier bug AKA spiny predatory shield bug. Interestingly, this insect has 5 different nymph stages. Transition is by shedding the skin. The adult is brown with wings, but the nymphs or juvenile forms are black with different red patterns for each stage Some look a lot like the ones in the puzzle. I guess to be totally accurate, the title of the puzzle should have been "baby soldier bug"
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Amazing picture, I love these little creatures.
Pyrrhocoris apterus, right?
Pyrrhocoris apterus, right?
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Haha, super nice :D In french, we call them "gendarme", which means "military police officer" :D It's fun to know that it's a "soldier" bug in English too :D Thank you for sharing! Great puzzle!
a little bit tricky at the beginning. fun little puzzle!
replyCommon bugs at my backyard.
Nice and complex Picture.
replyNice and complex Picture.
For most of my solving I thought it would be moving in the opposite direction.
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Tricky puzzle with a good, unique subject!
In Wisconsin (northern America) these bugs were everywhere! Very pretty, but also quite the nuisance
In Wisconsin (northern America) these bugs were everywhere! Very pretty, but also quite the nuisance
Fun, and I learned a lot about these from the comments!
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awww...now i'll hafve to research them too. sure are pretty!
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Hmm. I looked it up, and there are a few that look like this, but the vast majority of the pictures are just stinkbugs.
replyThis was a fascinating puzzle--definitely took me a lot of thought! And like many of you, I had to look it up in the end, too.
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