DarkThoughts comments on What is this bug (also don't mind my friend photobombing the picture with a stick of butter)

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Doesn't seem to happen when they get squashed.

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[–] TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Please don't kill these insects. While these only eat pollen, their larvae are highly carnivorous and will eat tons of pests.

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[–] Corno@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yup! They may be a little stinky in their adult form, but their larvae are great at getting rid of pests like aphids! Here's a cool little video of them doing just that

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[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 2 points 2 years ago

As with most insects, it pretty much always depends on how convenient / inconvenient it is to capture & release them at the time of finding them. If it is very late and they sit in a bad spot then I'm not gonna go through the hassle. If they release some stink bomb shit when feeling threatened then I'm even less inclined to do so.

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