Giant Shield Bug Nymph Painting

Giant Shield Bugs (formerly called Tessaratomids) resemble large stink bugs (family Pentatomidae) and are sometimes quite colorful. Most tessaratomids are Old World, with only three species known from the Neotropics. Some members of Tessaratomidae exhibit maternal care of eggs and offspring. The defensive chemicals of certain species can cause significant damage if they come into contact with human skin; they may also cause temporary blindness. As in other hemipterans, tessaratomids are hemimetabolic, undergoing incomplete metamorphosis. This means that they do not possess larval and pupal stages. Instead, juvenile tessaratomids (called nymphs), hatch directly from the eggs. Nymphs usually undergo four to five successive stages of moultings (ecdysis), increasing in size and becoming more adult-like with each stage until the final moulting. They are wingless throughout these developmental stages. The stages are individually known as instars, with the earliest stage (just after hatching) being known as the first nymphal instar. Tessaratomid nymphs often differ significantly from adults in the colors and patterns exhibited. This painting is of the Asiarcha Angulosa nymph species.

Painting:Oil on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:8 W x 5.5 H x 0.4 D in

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