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What are some characteristics of stink bugs?

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Depending on where you live, you may see the occasional stink bug when you wander outside, or you have a mob of these insects inside your house. With more than 4,500 stink bug species, you might think plenty of differences separate each stink bug variant, but they have mostly similar physical characteristics. read more

On a stink bug's thorax are scent glands. Pick up one of the insects and agitate it and you may smell a foul stench that you won't soon forget. When threatened, stink bugs release what Utah University Extension says is a"rancid liquid derived from cyanide compounds." The scent and taste ideally, for the stink bug at least, wards off predators. read more

Brown marmorated stink bugs are an invasive species from Asia that arrived in Pennsylvania in 1996. The stink bug earned its name from its tendency to release an odor when disturbed or when crushed. Many other insects have these same characteristics, including some species of ants, beetles and other bugs. read more

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