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+{{ ::20240120-141208-3477-810x1080.jpg?direct&300|Hawthorn Shield-bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)}}
+====== 20 Jan 2024: Hibernating shield bugs ======
+There are not many insects to see at this time of year,
+but a young visitor spotted a Hawthorn Shield-bug (//Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale//) hibernating inside a rolled-up oak leaf.
+===== =====
+The same day we also found another species of shield-bug which had been disturbed from its hiding place.
+This one is the Common Green Shield-bug (//Palomena prasina//) --
+it is green in summer but turns brown in winter so that it is more camouflaged among dead leaves.
+{{::20240120-151721-3484-1080x810.jpg?direct&400 |Common Green Shield-bug (Palomena prasina)}}
+Shield-bugs are named because their wings are hidden under wing covers which form a shield-like shape on their backs.
+They are "true" bugs in the sense of the word used for one particular group of insects by entomologists,
+who do not use the word "bug" to refer to just any old creepy-crawlie.
+You can read more about shield bugs here:
+  * https://www.naturespot.org.uk/wildlifeguide/common-shieldbugs
+  * https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2021/05/shieldbug-identification/
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