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Asian stinkbugs

September 25, 2015 by Dave Bonta

Breezy and cool. The spider with the banded legs at the end of the porch clutches the husk of a stinkbug, rotating it, looking for morsels.

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Categories Plummer's Hollow Tags Asian stinkbugs, spiders
September 4, 2011 by Dave Bonta

The first two Asian stinkbugs stalk the porch posts and railings. I wave a foot at one of them and it drops to the floor with a dull thwack.

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