:: I can't see how it looks like a stink bug ( or shield bug in UK ) The mystery beetle had a separated head and it is about twice as long as it is wide.
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Shield bugs have glands in their thoraces between the first and second pair of legs which produce a foul-smelling liquid, which is used defensively to deter potential predators and is sometimes released when the bugs are handled.
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""'Megacopta cribraria " "', also called the bean plataspid, kudzu bug, kudzu beetle, globular stink bug and lablab bug, is a shield bug native to India and China, where it is an agricultural pest of symbiotic relationship with its gut bacteria.
