[Andrew Lamberson]

An invasive species from China was first found in the US in 1998 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. and has spread to the southern and midwest states. The bug can produce up to 6 generations in the warmer states.

The brown marmorated stink bug is a serious agricultural pest that has been readily causing damage to crops across the United States.
Source: Wikipedia

3x stack of 125 images using the Novoflex manual rail and the Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro lens on a Nikon Z6II, two Godox MF12 flashes with AK diffusor. They are stacked in Zerene (DMap).

2023-10-25-12.39.43 ZS DMap-Edit.jpg by Andrew Lamberson, on Flickr

 

[Larry S.]

Lovely! Just in time for halloween ! My favorite bug to hate that has no redeeming qualities…. When they invaded our house a shop vac worked great. Praying mantis will eat them……

 

[DavidT]

An invasive species from China was first found in the US in 1998 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. and has spread to the southern and midwest states. The bug can produce up to 6 generations in the warmer states.

The brown marmorated stink bug is a serious agricultural pest that has been readily causing damage to crops across the United States.
Source: Wikipedia

3x stack of 125 images using the Novoflex manual rail and the Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro lens on a Nikon Z6II, two Godox MF12 flashes with AK diffusor. They are stacked in Zerene (DMap).

2023-10-25-12.39.43 ZS DMap-Edit.jpg by Andrew Lamberson, on Flickr

wow. How did you get it to stay so still for so many shots?

 

[...Daniel...]

Great one! They have a lot of texture up close

 

[Andrew Lamberson]

wow. How did you get it to stay so still for so many shots?

Ethyl Acetate… but it was 22 F this am so it was a goner anyway!​

 

[Woody Meristem]

Excellent photograph of the stinker.