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View images of the Common Toad, an ugly, bulky, but really sweet creature with an interesting... nightlife.
Learn about the Salsify, a beautiful plant, with edible and medicinal properties, that is currently blooming in Pelion.
Visit Mourtias, one of Pelion's most picturesque beaches on the Aegean coast.
Tour the Volos Archaeological Museum, a pretty century-old building, whose exhibits span a historical period of over 10 millennia!
Download a fantastic picture of a rickety jetty in Lefokastron, Pelion, taken by Huw Jones.
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Stink Bugs & Kin
"For in an insect there is no distinction into soft and hard parts, but the whole body is hard, the hardness, however, being of such a character as to be more flesh-like than bone, and more earthy and bone-like than flesh."
Aristotle, "On the Parts of Animals"
The bugs in this photo gallery are known as Stink Bugs, because many species emit pungent fluids when alarmed. They are also known as shield bugs, because of their general shape.
The group contains both herbivorous and carnivorous species, many of which are festively colored and quite conspicuous. They have nothing to fear, you see, inasmuch as their bright colors warn predators of foul taste.
By the way, the last insect in this gallery isn't really a stink bug, but it belongs to the same sub-order, the heteropteran bugs, so I thought I'd let it reside here for a while, until I decide where to move it.
"For in an insect there is no distinction into soft and hard parts, but the whole body is hard, the hardness, however, being of such a character as to be more flesh-like than bone, and more earthy and bone-like than flesh."
Aristotle, "On the Parts of Animals"
The bugs in this photo gallery are known as Stink Bugs, because many species emit pungent fluids when alarmed. They are also known as shield bugs, because of their general shape.
The group contains both herbivorous and carnivorous species, many of which are festively colored and quite conspicuous. They have nothing to fear, you see, inasmuch as their bright colors warn predators of foul taste.
By the way, the last insect in this gallery isn't really a stink bug, but it belongs to the same sub-order, the heteropteran bugs, so I thought I'd let it reside here for a while, until I decide where to move it.
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Graphosoma italicum
Enjoy some interesting pictures of this striped Stink Bug. By the way, don't you think it looks like a soccer jersey? |
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Graphosoma semipunctatum
Take a look at another brightly-colored Stink Bug, which is closely related to first. I believe that this particular species is rather uncommon, as I have only noticed it once... |
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Nezara viridula
Apparently the Southern Green Stink Bug is of great economic importance to man, because of the damage it does to crops. As a result, there are loads of information about this insect on the Web. Anyway, take a look at it in the nymphal and adult stages, and enjoy pictures of mating couples. |
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Carpocoris mediterraneus
View images of mating Stink Bugs. This particular species, which is relatively uncommon, features some striking yellow and orange colors. Very pretty! |
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Unidentified
This one looks rather like a Stink Bug nymph, however I have not been able to identify it as yet. Any help in this respect would, therefore, be greatly appreciated. |
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Pyrrhocoris apterus
Take a look at the Fire Bug and read an interesting article entitled "It's Bug-Eat-Bug: Insects Vs. Germs", which appeared in the September 2, 2002, issue of BusinessWeek along with my photograph! |
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