I once told you that I like Pyrrhocoris apterus very much.
Mostly because firebugs are harmless and do no harm to anyone.
They don't attack people and don't bite, no matter what.
Unlike some "gentle" and beautiful insects that we all know very well, as I told you recently.
Still, the sight of such a gathering of animals in one place, whatever they are, seems threatening.
It didn't seem that way to me before.
I've photographed firebug clusters before and I've never seen them as a threat.
But this year, with all its climatic features, with all the insect invasions, and with all the new insect species I've seen, the feeling is different.
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The plants definitely don't enjoy it. The firebugs are social and keep together but they are mainly an agricultural pest. They also love hibiscus
I had only read that they feed on linden juices without damaging it. But I didn't know about the rest.
Wow, you really are an inexhaustible source of knowledge!
A mine of useless information lol
You can never know what you will need one day. 🙂 So, it's never useless.