Ok guys. First reef tank, 130gal cycled for 2 weeks. 2 clowns, 2 shrimp 1 emerald. Here in Kentucky, our state bird is the stink bug https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...00px-Pentatomidae_-_Halyomorpha_halys-001.JPG
For those who dont know these things get everywhere. I mean it. If you sit still long enough you’ll have 3 in your pocket. Long story short, built my scape in garage, stink bugs got in, got most out during cycle. Found one yesterday under a cave my peppermint shrimp been living in. I cant get it out. Will it hurt anything? Mini nitrate battery until it decomposes? Leech poison? From wiki:
The odor from the stink bug is due to trans-2-decenal and trans-2-octenal.[10] The smell has been characterized as a "pungent odor that smells like cilantro."[5] The stink bug's ability to emit an odor through holes in its abdomen is a defense mechanism meant to prevent it from being eaten by birds and lizards. However, simply handling the bug, injuring it, or attempting to move it can trigger it to release the odor.
Reports on human cases are rare, but the stink bug's bodily fluids are toxic and irritating to the human skin and eyes.
For those who dont know these things get everywhere. I mean it. If you sit still long enough you’ll have 3 in your pocket. Long story short, built my scape in garage, stink bugs got in, got most out during cycle. Found one yesterday under a cave my peppermint shrimp been living in. I cant get it out. Will it hurt anything? Mini nitrate battery until it decomposes? Leech poison? From wiki:
The odor from the stink bug is due to trans-2-decenal and trans-2-octenal.[10] The smell has been characterized as a "pungent odor that smells like cilantro."[5] The stink bug's ability to emit an odor through holes in its abdomen is a defense mechanism meant to prevent it from being eaten by birds and lizards. However, simply handling the bug, injuring it, or attempting to move it can trigger it to release the odor.
Reports on human cases are rare, but the stink bug's bodily fluids are toxic and irritating to the human skin and eyes.