I was visiting some friends in San Antonio, impatiently waiting for them to open their door, when I noticed a green bug that looked remarkabl
y like a leaf on the upper part of their door frame. I quickly snapped a picture before the door opened or the little guy got frightened away.
After a bit of research, I concluded that this was a green stink bug, also known as Chinavia hilaris.
Yikes! Luckily, the bug wasn’t frightened by the door opening or the noise spilling out from within. Good thing too, because further research informed me that these bugs have wings, which is a big ol’ nope from me. If this bug had flown anywhere near me, our combined defense mechanisms (me: swatting madly and running in circles, and the bug: stink) would have resulted in a bad time for us all. Luckily, I snapped a harmless picture and made it safely inside my friends’ apartment.
Observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5971866
Reference:
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/bean/green_stink_bug.htm