Five-legged Florida Predatory Stink Bug

Elle Künstlerin

The Florida Predatory Stink Bug (Euthyrhynchus floridanus) is a true bug with a beak folded under its head. This is a mature nymph because of its metallic blue/green and red/orange coloring; adults are black with red or orange.

Published by Elle Künstlerin

Elle Künstlerin is all things to no people and no things to all people. She is a paramedic by profession, a wife by luck, a mother by destiny, a writer by madness and a photographer by mania. While he...  View profile

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  • Debi Rideout1/20/2010

    Good to know. :) I have seen this around, but I had no idea what kind of bug it was.

  • Julie Darleen1/9/2010

    Aww..poor little bug

  • Jennifer Wagner12/27/2009

    I was going to say, "She's missing a leg!". LOL

  • Mike Oberg12/25/2009

    Great pics. I like the shiny coat on mosgt true bugs. Merry Christmas!

  • Magena Fawn12/24/2009

    Their cousins, the Virginia stinkers are invading my home! Much to my dismay, my partner is vacuuming them up to get rid of them. I think they are kinda cute but only in small numbers. LOL Great pics.

  • Tricia Sabol12/24/2009

    Cool pics!

  • Major Jester12/24/2009

    Great images. Few are aware that not many insects are classified as 'true bugs'. I may have to share my photo of the Wheel Bug that visited our vehicle on a recent trip...

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