Location: Fellsmere, my houseI am known as a Black Stink Bug
I appear to be a facultative feeder
I can change how I eat based on what's around
Such as bugs or plants - I can eat either.
Note: To quote David Simpson, "Facultative feeders are a subset of omnivores that switch modes rather than just eat everything all the time. Over a long time they are omnivores, but in a short time period they may be insectivores, herbivores, etc."
As described in the article linked below, “Although the black stink bug is a phytophagous species, it can also be predaceous, and has been found attacking insect larvae in cotton.”
Photo and text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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