Stink Bug

[tiggerblue10]

I'm pretty sure I've seen these in my garden in the past. Or maybe a bug very similar to a stink bug.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56366107

Something to look out for or even smell out!

[Old_Geezer]

I've seen similar, but probably one of the many harmless native species.

[woofgang]

There are already many different kinds of shield/stink bugs that are native to the UK https://www.google.com/search?q=shield+bug+uk&;client=safari&rls=en&sxsrf=ALeKk0334tQaap21bkVDAsheFC_XPZlEVA:1615538996037&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&;fir=t3Fk6duUmxeSGM%252C4f2UxhTpATdh5M%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kRdcchLYA1pIMUj-aTi8cGl3QGxQQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiayurfr6rvAhXEoVwKHTbyAQMQ_h0wAXoECA4QBQ&biw=1440&bih=795#imgrc=t3Fk6duUmxeSGM

[barry1010]

I get lots of shield bugs on my living room window (outside) in the summer but they are very green.

[burlyshirley]

I don't think they actually 'stink', but I could be wrong. There is a lime green one that I see sometimes in the summer (not the same one obviously !) and it is quite pretty to look at. I never thought they were a pest.

[tiggerblue10]

I've seen loads of the green ones.

[rowanwitch]

More likely shield bugs same family a lot more common. And mostly harmless

[tiggerblue10]

What does 'stink' mean?

[mushroom25]

// What does 'stink' mean? //

what it says on the tin. they have the ability to exude a smelly liquid when attacked or threatened.

[tiggerblue10]

Would it just be smelly to other minibeasts or humans as well?

[mushroom25]

according to an American pest control company, they smell pretty evil and if they get fried in light fittings, etc (whilst over-wintering indoors away from the cold), the result can require a property to be fumigated.

[tiggerblue10]

Crikey! Sounds nasty.