Read about related Hemiptera by using the "Forward" and "Backward" device icons. Many Hemiptera suck plant juices although some have evolved to suck blood and body fluids. Hemiptera groups include water scorpions, water boatman, backswimmers, water striders, plant bugs, bed bugs, assassin bugs, flat bugs, seed bugs, red bugs and stink bugs.

Mating Stink Bugs Genus species Hemiptera Pentatomidae In many insects, the male and female adults vary in size, coloration and form. Some insects are able to reproduce without a mate however most species require union to fertilize the eggs. This pair was found in Indonesia. True bugs have characteristic forewings. Specifically, the connecting half being thickened and remaining tip half being membranous. A second pair of membranous wings rest under these special fore wings known as hemelytra. Their sucking, tubular mouth parts arise from the tip of their head. View the Index of Orders View Complete Photo List Ants, Bees & Wasps Butterflies & Moths Flies Beetles Lacewings & Antlions Leafhoppers & Cicadas True Bugs Cockroaches Praying Mantids Grasshoppers, Crickets Walking Sticks Dragonflies & Damselflies Mayflies Non-Insects