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Wat dis? ID please

RaspberryKillerRaspberryKiller Posts: 156
in Wildlife gardening
I know this will be an easy one, but I've never actually identified what these are.

This fella was trying to get into my kitchen. Fast buggers. My attempts of re-directing him backfired and he flew off into the kitchen, rather than back the other way  :dizzy:


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  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190
    One of the Shield Bugs.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    Red Legged I think, Pentatoma rufipes. Got lots of those in the last moth trap


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    We love Shield bugs 😍

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • RaspberryKillerRaspberryKiller Posts: 156
    Funny thing is that this morning, entirely by chance, I came by another one, but this time bright green. He was perfectly camouflaged among the foliage of one of my Cosmos. Clearly must have quite a few of them about.
  • ZeroZero1ZeroZero1 Posts: 577
    Beautiful creature, like my wife. Beautiful that is...
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