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Like many of its close relatives\u2014often known in agricultural contexts as green-belly bugs\u2014it uses specialized piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on plant vascular systems. I spotted this shield bug during my very first photography expedition to the Amazon rainforest in Yasun\u00ed National Park. Looking back, I consider this one of the nicest and sharpest photos I ever took with my older gear (a Nikon 1 paired with the Laowa 100mm macro lens), captured right as I was gradually transitioning to my new setup!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dichelops divisus is a species of shield bug (Pentatomidae: Carpocorini) native to South and Central America, with documented records spanning 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