🪲Meet the Southern Green Stink Bug (Nezara viridula)🪲
🪲 Ever spotted this curious little creature in your garden?
Meet the Southern Green Stink Bug (Nezara viridula) - a common visitor across Israel. With its vibrant, shield-shaped body & red-tipped antennae, it may look like a jewel of the insect world… but it comes with a surprise.
True to its name, this bug defends itself with a pungent odour - released when threatened. Completely harmless to humans, but a bit of a nuisance for farmers, as it feeds on fruits, vegetables & leafy crops by piercing the skin & sucking out the sap.
Another reminder that not everything beautiful in nature is as sweet as it looks!
Meet the Southern Green Stink Bug (Nezara viridula) - a common visitor across Israel. With its vibrant, shield-shaped body & red-tipped antennae, it may look like a jewel of the insect world… but it comes with a surprise.
True to its name, this bug defends itself with a pungent odour - released when threatened. Completely harmless to humans, but a bit of a nuisance for farmers, as it feeds on fruits, vegetables & leafy crops by piercing the skin & sucking out the sap.
Another reminder that not everything beautiful in nature is as sweet as it looks!
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