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A female giant shield bug (Lyramorpha cf. maculifer) exhibiting maternal care of her young nymphs. Like other shield bugs, tessarotimids utilize chemical defenses and are capable of squirting a caustic liquid when disturbed. Highland Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).

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Keywords
Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Highland Papua, Indonesia, Insecta, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Papua Pegunungan, Pentatomoidea, Pentatomomorpha, Southeast Asia, Tessaratomidae, Western New Guinea, animal, arthropod, breeding, bug, fauna, insect, invertebrate, parental care, rainforest, stink bug, tropical, true bug
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Insects, New Guinea
A female giant shield bug (Lyramorpha cf. maculifer) exhibiting maternal care of her young nymphs. Like other shield bugs, tessarotimids utilize chemical defenses and are capable of squirting a caustic liquid when disturbed. Highland Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).