Alex Hyde / Aposematism describes the use of bright colouration and bold patterns to advertise that an organism is unpalatable or dangerous. All three insects are foul-tasting or toxic if eaten: Wood Tiger moth...
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Italian striped bug (Graphosoma lineatum), Redes Natural Park, Caso Council, Asturias, Spain.
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Laurent Geslin / Striped shield bug (Graphosoma italicum) in urban environment with graffiti Grenoble, France. September 2012.
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Laurent Geslin / Striped shield bug (Graphosoma italicum) in urban environment, Grenoble, France. September.
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Pascal Pittorino / Shieldbug (Graphosoma lineatum) resting on Common hedge parsley (Torilis arvensis) in fruits, Var, Provence, France, July.
Alex Hyde / Shieldbug / Italian Striped-Bug / Minstrel Bug (Graphosoma lineatum) showing bold black and orange warning colours (aposematism) that warn of its foul taste. Photographed on a white background. Aosta...
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Nick Upton / Red and black striped stink bugs (Graphosoma lineatum) competing to mate on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) seedhead, Brandenburg, Germany
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Nick Upton / Red and black striped stink bugs (Graphosoma lineatum) mating on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) seedhead, Brandenburg, Germany
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Ingo Arndt / Red and Black Striped Stink Bug (Graphosoma lineatum) portrait, a true bug of the Heteroptera suborder, Europe
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Ingo Arndt / Red and Black Striped Stink Bug (Graphosoma lineatum) portrait, a true bug of the Heteroptera suborder, Europe
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Thomas Marent / Red And Black Striped Stink Bug (Graphosoma lineatum) pair mating, Switzerland
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Konrad Wothe / Group of Striped shield bugs (Graphosoma lineatum) mating on Wild carrot (Daucus carota), France. August.
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Konrad Wothe / Group of Striped shield bugs (Graphosoma lineatum) mating on Wild carrot (Daucus carota), France. August.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Pair of Striped shield bugs (Graphosoma lineatum) mating on Fennel (Ferula sp.) flower, Nr Orvieto. Umbria, Italy. August.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Mating pair of Italian striped bug (Graphosoma lineatum italicum) on a flowering thistle, Umbria, Italy. June.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Italian striped bug (Graphosoma lineatum italicum) resting on leaf, Umbria, Italy. June.
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Edwin Giesbers / Stink bug (Graphosoma lineatum). The Netherlands. September.
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Edwin Giesbers / Stink bug (Graphosoma lineatum) on Daisy flower. The Netherlands. June.
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Robert Pickett / Stink Bugs mating (Graphosoma italicum), Provence, France.