Sighting 4426324
Theseus modestus
1 Gum tree shield bug at Wanniassa, ACT
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| Theseus modestus | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Mar 2022 | |
| Pentatomidae (family) | JohnBundock | 28 Feb 2022 |
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3 comments
2 Mar 2022
John your image has me intrigued. Theseus's diet is sucking sap from the stems of plants, so it seems unlikely to be interested in this diamond back spider as food. Is it using its antennae to push the spider away or at least keep it at bay? Did the spider end up winning?
3 Mar 2022
I was about to photograph the bug. Then the spider attacked it. The spider bound the bug's antennae and then further bound the bug. Another spider then appeared on the scene. I've also put photos on the spider page.
3 Mar 2022
Thanks -male and female spiders - the male is the smaller - Thank goodness I am not a bug
Location information
- Coordinates 149.093271-35.393582
- Places Wanniassa, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2022 02:50 PM Recorded on
- JohnBundock Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Theseus modestus Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Theseus modestus Scientific name
- Gum tree shield bug Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 806.1m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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