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  1. The #firebug #Pyrrhocoris apterus is widespread throughout much of #Palearctic. Adults and the five nymphal stages tend to #aggregate. They are #soildwellers and feed on plant #seeds, occasionally also on insect eggs. Some mite species can be on the bugs, with the #parasitic #mite #Hemipteroseius adleri being particularly specialized for it.

    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

    in my #YouTube video about a tree (2025)
    youtu.be/wZqDuEFu8Nk?si=0HLyBs

    #Photo

    P. apterus Bln, 2020, new edit 2025 © S. F. Wirth