Smelly encounter

Lychee Stink Bug

As we came down the path there was an overwhelming smell. This Lychee Sink Bug (Lyamorpha rosea) and his mates where enjoying the leaves at the Connections Garden in The Australian Botanical Garden, Mt Annan.  They are from the Tessaratomidae family, called the true bugs. Some of this families characteristics include:

• strong smell
• colourful
• flat shield like bodies
• six legs
• small heads

There are about 240 different types of bugs in this family, many from Queensland.