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.

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

Paul Bertner / Shield bug, Mount Isarog National Park, Philippines

Paul Bertner / Shield bug eggs, Angkor Wat, Cambodia

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Nature Production / Shieldbug (Sastragala esakii) guarding hatched larvae, Japan

Nature Production / Shieldbug (Sastragala esakii) Japan

Kevin Schafer / Shield Bug (Acanthosomatidae) pair mating, Marojejy National Park, Madagascar

Piotr Naskrecki / Shield Bug (Acanthosomatidae) nymph on fern, Guinea, West Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Shield Bug (Acanthosomatidae) on leaf, Guinea, West Africa

Murray Cooper / Shield Bug (Pentatomidae) group, Amazon, Ecuador

Christian Ziegler / Left to right, from top: Blue Helicopter Damselfly (Megaloprepus coerulatus), Mydas Fly (Mydidae), Saw-nosed Planthopper (Cathedra serrata), Metalmark (Lymnas pixe), Grasshopper (Proscopia panamensis)...

Ross Hoddinott / Hawthorn shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) on leaf, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. January .

Michael Hutchinson / Juniper shield bug (Cyphostethus tristriatus) on leylandii, Bristol, UK, March