Doc's Nicola Toki introduces us to this week's critter - the alpine shield bug. It lives in the alpine areas in central and western Otago, is flightless, consumes pre-digested plant material via a two-straw system and produces a nasty aroma when touched. Not the most attractive of species!
Hypsithocus hudsonae Photo: _Photo Credit Birgit Rhode, Landcare Research Sourced from Creative Commons CC BY 4.0
