Shield bug.
#shieldbug #bug #insect #insects #wildlife #wildlifegarden #garden #nature #wants #vuurwants #insecten #natuur #tuin #natuurtuin

A #HawthornShieldBug (possibly) for #InsektenSamstag. Spotted this little show-off on the summit cairn (!) of #YrWyddfa/#Snowdon, where it nearly got trampled. 🤨
(Also, the sun was so bright so I didn't realize the focus is a bit off, sorry 🫣)

#shieldBug #WipfelStachelwanze #Stachelwanze #Wipfelwanze #Wanze #stinkBug #AcanthosomaHaemorrhoidale #InsectSaturday

Illustration of a rainbow shield bug (Calidea dregii) 🌈
-
#scientificillustration #zoology #biology #insect #animal #boardgame #insectarium #menagerie #cardgameart #sciart #bug #rainbow #shieldbug

From my current image gallery, an interesting shield bug.
#photography #insects #ShieldBug

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/10/05/india-victorious-over-pakistan/
A look back at todays Women's World Cup match between India and Pakistan and a photo gallery.
#cricket #WODI #WomensWorldCup #IndiavPakistan #birds #cormorants #egret #insects #ladybird #CraneFlies #ShieldBug

Carpocoris mediterraneus, the red #shieldBug, is a species of shield bug in the family #Pentatomidae.

A #shieldbug of some description sitting in the centre of a yellow flowerhead.
#photography #nature #insects #flowers