MYN / Gil Wizen / Shield bug (Ventocoris falcatus) Central Coastal Plain, Israel Meetyourneighbours.net project

Duncan Murrell / Ocellated shield bug (Cantao ocellatus), Deniyaya, Sri Lanka.

Nick Upton / Green shield bug (Palomena prasina) positioning itself to sun on Philadelphus leaves in a garden, Wiltshire, England, UK, April.

Duncan Murrell / Lychee stink bug nymph (Tessaratoma papillosa), Gunung Mulu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sarawak, Borneo.

Nick Upton / Tortoise bug (Eurygaster testudinaria) final instar nymph on a Knapweed flower bud, Green Lane Wood, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Andy Sands / Bishop's mitre shieldbug (Aelia acuminata) on grass seedhead, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, June

Philippe Clement / Green shield bug (Palomena prasina) nymph on leaf showing camouflage colours, France, August

Philippe Clement / Green shield bug (Palomena prasina) nymph on leaf, showing camouflage colours, Belgium, August.

Chris Mattison / Forest shield bug (Pentatoma rufipes) nymph. Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Family Pentatomidae

Chris Mattison / Forest shield bug (Pentatoma rufipes) nymph. Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK. Family Pentatomidae

Karine Aigner / Studio portrait of a Green stink bug (Acrosternum hilare) pests of nut and fruit trees, cotton, soybean and other crops. Mexican free-tailed bats feed on a few species of stink bugs.Texas, USA, June.

Rod Williams / Parent shieldbug (Elasmucha grisea) female laying eggs, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK, August.

Rod Williams / Parent shieldbugs (Elasmucha grisea) nymphs, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. August 2017

Rod Williams / Parent shieldbug (Elasmucha grisea) adult female with nymphs, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. July.

Rod Williams / Southern green shieldbugs (Nezara viridula) mid instar nymphs Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham , London, England, UK, October.

Rod Williams / Blue shieldbug (Zicrona caerulea) With damaged wing-case Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK, September.

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Cotton harlequin bug (Tectocoris diophthalmus) Queensland, Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Italian striped bug (Graphosoma lineatum), Redes Natural Park, Caso Council, Asturias, Spain.

Andy Sands / Juniper shieldbug (Cyphostethus tristriatus) Buckinghamshire, England, UK, September

Chris Mattison / Eggs of Green shieldbug (Palomena prasina) on umbellifer leaf, Catbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May. Focus-stacked image.

Chris Mattison / Green shield bug (Palomena prasina) Catbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May

Rod Williams / Red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) Brockley, Lewisham, London, England, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Green shield / stink bug (Palomena prasina) grooming its proboscis with its front feet, Wiltshire, England, UK, May.

SINCLAIR STAMMERS / Shield bug (Pentatomidae) taking off from leaf litter, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, May.

Tony Wu / Clown stink bug (Poecilocoris lewisi) juvenile, Kobuchizawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Tony Wu / Dorsal view of distinctive markings of a juvenile Clown stink bug (Poecilocoris lewisi), Kobuchizawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Kim Taylor / Brassica shield bug (Eurydema oleracea) mating pair. Surrey, England, UK, May.

Kim Taylor / Sloe shield bug (Dolycoris baccarum) on Comfrey (Symphytum officinale). Surrey, England, UK, June. Digitally enhanced.

Kim Taylor / European tortoise bug (Eurygaster testudinaria). Surrey, England, UK, June.

Alan Williams / Red-legged shield bug (Pentatoma rufipes) resting on leaf in woodland, Cheshire, UK, July.

Rod Williams / Red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) Brockley, Lewisham, London, UK September

Lorraine Bennery / Mating pairs of Brassica shieldbug (Eurydema oleracea) and red cabbage bug (Eurydema ornatum) mating, Loire river, France, July.

John Abbott / Spined soldier bug (Podisus maculiventris), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA October

John Abbott / Spined soldier bug (Podisus maculiventris) on white background, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA October

John Abbott / Stink bug (Euschistus tristigmus tristigmus) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. July

Laurent Geslin / Striped shield bug (Graphosoma italicum) in urban environment with graffiti Grenoble, France. September 2012.

Laurent Geslin / Striped shield bug (Graphosoma italicum) in urban environment, Grenoble, France. September.

Alan Williams / Hawthorn shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) nymphs resting on Rowan Tree (Sorbus) leaves in garden Cheshire, UK, October.

Alan Williams / Hairy dhieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum) on Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) flower in garden, Cheshire, UK, April.

Alan Williams / Hawthorn shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) nymph resting on Bramble (Rubus fructicosus) in hedge Cheshire UK, September.

Alan Williams / Hawthorn shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) resting on Bramble (Rubus fructicosus) in hedge, Cheshire, UK, September.

Alan Williams / Woundwort shieldbug (Eysarcoris venustissimus) resting on leaf at edge of woodland Cheshire, UK, June.

Alan Williams / Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina) nymph resting on leaf at the edge of woodland, North Wales, UK, August.

Juergen Freund / Stink bug (Pentatomidae) with nymphs, Queensland, Australia.

Juergen Freund / Stink bug (Pentatomidae) with nymphs, Queensland, Australia.

Alex Hyde / Stink bug (Pentatomidae) female guarding her eggs, Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica.

Jiri Lochman / Southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula) . Introduced pest species in Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula) female laying eggs. Introduced pest species in Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula) female laying eggs. Introduced pest species in Australia.

Andy Sands / Spiked sheildbug (Picromerus bidens) a large distinctive predatory shieldbug, Oxfordshire, England, UK, July

Rod Williams / Hawthorn shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK April

Rod Williams / Green shieldbug (Palomena prasina) camouflaged on autumn leaf, Brockley, Lewisham, London UK September

Rod Williams / Green shieldbug (Palomena prasina) nymph feeding on Ivy (Hedera helix) Brockley, Lewisham, London UK September

Nick Upton / Blue shieldbug (Zicrona caerulea) final nymph instar, Cotswold water park, Wiltshire,UK, July.

Nick Upton / Common Green shield bug / Green stink bug (Palomena prasina) fourth instar nymph sunning on a leaf, Cornwall, UK, September.

John Abbott / Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) Kentucky, USA, June.

John Abbott / Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) Kentucky, USA, June.

John Abbott / Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionica) Lake Isabella, California, June.

John Abbott / Harlequin bug (Murgantia histrionica) Texas, USA, May.

Solvin Zankl / Green shield bug (Palomena prasina) pair mating, silhouetted against leaf. Elbtalaue, Lower Saxony, Germany. June.

Rod Williams / Tortoise bug (Eurygaster testudinaria) on leaf, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, June.

Chris Mattison / Red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) on white background, Derbyshire, England, UK, September.

Chris Mattison / Red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) on white background, Derbyshire, England, UK, September. Focus-stacked image.

Chris Mattison / Red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) Derbyshire, England, UK, September. Focus-stacked image.

Chris Mattison / Red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) Derbyshire, England, UK, September. Focus-stacked image.

Pascal Pittorino / Green stink / Sheild bug (Palomena viridissima) about to take off, Alpes de Haute Provence, France, October

Pete Oxford / Shieldbugs (Pentatomidae) sold in market for food.Apatani Tribe.Ziro Valley, Himalayan Foothills, Arunachal Pradesh.North East India

Pascal Pittorino / Shieldbug (Graphosoma lineatum) resting on Common hedge parsley (Torilis arvensis) in fruits, Var, Provence, France, July.

Alex Hyde / Hawthorn Shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) on Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Shield bug (Brachystethus rubromaculatus), Caves Branch, Cayo District, Belize, September. Focus-stacked. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Gil Wizen / Shield bug (Graphosoma semipunctatum), Central Coastal Plain, Israel, June. Focus-stacked. meetyourneighbours.net project

Andy Sands / Bronze shield bug (Troilus luridus) adult on Oak leaf, Hertfordshire, England, UK. September

Andy Sands / Bronze shield bug (Troilus luridus) adult on oak leaf after rain shower, Hertfordshire, England, UK. September

Rod Williams / Birch shield bug (Elasmostethus interstinctus) on leaf, Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK, October.

Alex Hyde / Green shield bug (Palomena prasina) Norfolk Broads, UK, September.

Robert Thompson / Parent Bug (Elasmucha grisea) Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.

Robert Thompson / Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina) on leaf. Near Moulinet, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.

Rod Williams / Tortoise bug (Eurygaster testudinaria) Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. April

Robert Thompson / Parent Bugs (Elasmucha grisea) mating, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.

John Abbott / Harlequin Bugs (Murgantia histrionica) mating, on white background, Stine Cove on Lake Isabella, near Porterville, Kern County, California, USA, June.

Bernard Castelein / Shield bug (Graphosoma italicum) Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium, May.

John Abbott / Giant Strongnosed Stink Bug (Alcaeorrhynchus grandis) Hornsby Bend Wastewater Treatment Facility, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.

John Abbott / Giant Strongnosed Stink Bug (Alcaeorrhynchus grandis) Hornsby Bend Wastewater Treatment Facility, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Green shield bug (Palomena prasina) mating pair. Nr Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, July.

Stephen Dalton / Shield bug (Pentatoma rufipes) taking off from poppy seed head. Sussex, England, UK, July.

Stephen Dalton / Shield bug (Pentatoma rufipes) Sussex, England, UK, July.

Rod Williams / Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina) camouflaged on Bramble leaf, Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, England, UK, October.

Rod Williams / Immature Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina) Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK, October.

Rod Williams / Sloe bug (Dolycoris baccarum) on bramble leaf, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, UK, August.

Rod Williams / Sloe bug (Dolycoris baccarum) on bramble leaf, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, UK, August.

Jussi Murtosaari / Minstrel Bug (Graphosoma lineatum) Aland Islands, Finland, June.

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Stink bug (Chlorocoris sp.) Sorocaba, Sao Paolo, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Stink bug (Edessa meditabunda) Sorocaba, Sao Paolo, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Pete Oxford / Shield Bug (Pentatomoidea) on a leaf. Napo River bordering Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest Ecuador.

Roman Willi / Shield bug (Palomena prasina) 4th instar nymph, portrait, Lucerne, Switzerland. August.

Roman Willi / Shield bug (Graphosoma italicum) resting on a flower, Lucerne, Switzerland. September.