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stink bug
noun
- any of numerous broad, flat bugs of the family Pentatomidae, that emit a disagreeable odor.
- any of various other malodorous bugs.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stink bug1
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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The growing wasps use the stink bug eggs for food.
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Invasive species in the U.S. like hammerhead worms, spotted lanternflies, murder hornets, and the brown marmorated stink bug, are all from Asia.
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The parasitic wasp hunts for the egg masses of the stink bug and lays an egg inside each egg in the mass.
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The wasp develops inside the egg, effectively killing the stink bug, and then chews its way out.
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Native to Asia, the brown marmorated stink bug was introduced on the U.S.
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