Calais just ate a stink bug =p

The stink bugs I've used feed on cabbage/mustard greens and wild relatives. They were fine but some chameleons wouldnt eat them. :) as long as they dont feed on anything toxic I dont think it will be an issue.
 
pssh said:
The stink bugs I've used feed on cabbage/mustard greens and wild relatives. They were fine but some chameleons wouldnt eat them. :) as long as they dont feed on anything toxic I dont think it will be an issue.
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It's been in my house so it should be fine, it was in the window trying to get out and Calais saw it before I could remove it :rolleyes: It STUNK!
 
I think I found one of these trapped in a web outside the other day. I could smell this smell all the time, kinda like part cooked meat (hard to describe) but gross and couldn't get the smell off my fingers! Ewww! I bet they taste bad!
 
Miss Lily said:
I think I found one of these trapped in a web outside the other day. I could smell this smell all the time, kinda like part cooked meat (hard to describe) but gross and couldn't get the smell off my fingers! Ewww! I bet they taste bad!
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I don't know I smell another HAHA and I can't find Calais, guessing he went after it. Can't taste that bad I guess.
 
Miss Lily said:
I think I found one of these trapped in a web outside the other day. I could smell this smell all the time, kinda like part cooked meat (hard to describe) but gross and couldn't get the smell off my fingers! Ewww! I bet they taste bad!
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I didn't know we got them in the UK! I'm gonna look em up now :)
 
lysinlight87 said:
I didn't know we got them in the UK! I'm gonna look em up now :)
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You've got me thinking now! I thought it was what I found cos it smelled so bad! Might not be the same thing though, lol! Edit - I just looked them up too and they are more commonly known as shield bugs in the UK. They still stink though!
 
lysinlight87 said:
according to wikepedia, they're smelly shield bugs. I've never smelled a shield bug tho lol
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You don't need to get close to smell them! The one I found was trapped in a spiders web trying to get free. I didn't realise and tried to free it in a cup but I could smell this awful smell at the same time. I didn't think much of it until I realised the smell was on my finger! Ugh! Even after washing with soap I could still smell it!

justjumpit621 said:
They only smell when you smoosh them :eek: It's disgusting. They are brown, not the green ones.
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Yeah, the one I found was kind of orange/brown. I've also seen green ones too, but I won't be touching them again, lol!
 
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