Pentatomoidea

Latin Name	Observation date	Location
Pentatomoidea	09-10-2023	North Aceh Regency, Aceh, Indonesia

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Hello Hivers

I found a unique beetle again this time, where the beetle has a shape similar to a turtle, and it also can't fly, there are no visible wings on the inside of its shield, here are some pictures

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Pentatomoidea is a superfamily of insects in the suborder Heteroptera of the order Hemiptera . As Hemiptera, they have the same arrangement of sucking mouthparts, About 7000 species under the Pentatomoidea are divided into 21 families (16 extant and 5 extinct), Among which are stink bugs and shield bugs , jewel bugs , giant shield bugs and burrowing bugs
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Sources say there are 7000 species in this group, I was really surprised to hear that, in one family there are thousands of species, then what is the real number for all the insect species that exist in this world, it seems impossible to calculate, and I'm sure it still is There are several types of insects that have not been grouped or given names at all, nature is still full of mysteries

This is also the first time I have seen this type of beetle, it has a beautiful color, and it looks like it is a type of shield beetle, because it can't fly and it's also unique, its body is a little soft, I had time to hold it, but because I was afraid it would die, I immediately let it go again and only got a few pictures

That's all for this time, thank you and see you again next time

Camera used	Smartphone
Lens	Macro Apexel
Photography	Pentatomoidea
Location	Aceh Indonesia
Edite Image	Lightrhoom
Photographer	@roronoa46

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Link to original	community
Link	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/187236086
Latitude Longitude	Map
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=5.2513814	=96.974814	https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.251381484&mlon=96.9748145733#map=12/5.2514/96.9748

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