I'm harmless but watch out for my scent
I'm not venomous and I won't bite you
But terrible body odor is my defense.
(Do NOT step on one of these - I've never done it, but have been told by people who have there that there is an extremely valid reason they are also known as "Stink Bugs!")
Location: Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
Sources: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84994-Acanthocephala-declivis
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