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20-OCT-2003 Peeka

Box Elder Bug

Does anyone have this problem? These bugs are invading my home ( outside ). I can see these guys crawling on my windows and have to fight my way inside! Feel like im in a Sci Fi movie! Its creepy lookinf threr the window and seeing them on the outside of my window crawling arround!

Sony Cybershot
1/125s f/2.1 at 14.3mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time20-Oct-2003 12:17:02
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Focal Length14.3 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/2.1
ISO Equivalent200
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White Balance (-1)
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Bob Patterson 05-Feb-2004 06:18
Boxelder Bug, Leptocoris trivittatus, family Corizidae. One of the true bugs of the order Hemiptera. Feeds on vegetation or seeds and is scentless (as opposed to stink bugs). Likes to find warm, dry places as cold weather approaches, as do many other insects.
Nice photos. Bob http://www.origins.tv/entomology/mainmenu.htm