6 FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT JEWEL BUGS :
- Jewel bugs are known as metallic shield bugs due to their often brilliant coloration.
- These bugs feeds on plant juices. They alter the plant into a liquid state by injecting an enzyme from their saliva into the plant matter.
- These are also capable of releasing pungent chemicals, that includes alcohols, aldehyde, and esters, for their defense.
- Females lay clusters of white eggs around twigs and protect them till they hatch.
- The nymphs are often a different color to the adults.
- They have uncanny ability to detect flames, sense combustion and cracking of wood from long distance.
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