Stenchbug
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|name=Stenchbug | |name=Stenchbug | ||
|habitat=Any, preferring moist woody environs. | |habitat=Any, preferring moist woody environs. | ||
| - | |description=Bright colors, varying from mottled orange-yellows to vibrant reddish-yellows, this ovoid insect advertises loudly that it has a defense mechanism. Generally a half-thum in length, the females are generally less brightly colored and slightly larger than the males. | + | |description=Bright colors, varying from mottled orange-yellows to vibrant reddish-yellows, this ovoid insect advertises loudly that it has a defense mechanism. Generally a half-[[Measurements|thum]] in length, the females are generally less brightly colored and slightly larger than the males. |
| - | + | |notes=Feeding mostly on forest detritus and civilization's waste areas, this unassuming insect is slow-moving and feeds rarely. Captive specimens have been known to survive for six months or more without eating or drinking, although such deprivations tend to make them more easily irritated. | |
| - | |notes=Feeding mostly on forest detritus and civilization's waste areas, this unassuming insect is slow-moving and feeds rarely. Captive specimens have been known to survive for six months or more without eating or drinking, although such deprivations tend to make them more easily irritated. | + | When threatened or provoked, and most especially when crushed, they exude a pungent, gagging odor reminiscent of decayed flesh, rotten eggs, cat feces and unwashed trullocs. The aroma is so powerful that it can induce incapacitating vomiting and extreme eye irritation. |
| - | When threatened or provoked, and most especially when crushed, they exude a pungent, gagging odor reminiscent of decayed flesh, rotten eggs, cat feces and unwashed trullocs. The aroma is so powerful that it can | + | Hapless or inexperienced animals which attempt to eat the stenchbug have developed mouth blisters, blindness and on occasion, death. |
| - | Hapless or inexperienced animals which attempt to eat the stenchbug have developed mouth blisters, blindness and on occasion, death. | + | |
With so many repellant qualities, it is small wonder that lekleks highly prize this insect's stench for novelty items, aerosol weapons and even medicinal cures. | With so many repellant qualities, it is small wonder that lekleks highly prize this insect's stench for novelty items, aerosol weapons and even medicinal cures. | ||
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| + | Removal of the musk is said to be done with [[pokka]] fat or other poultry lards. | ||
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Back to the [[Insect/Arachnid]] page. | Back to the [[Insect/Arachnid]] page. | ||
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Removal of the musk is said to be done with pokka fat or other poultry lards.
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