Stefan F. Wirth<p>The <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/firebug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firebug</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Pyrrhocoris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pyrrhocoris</span></a> apterus is widespread throughout much of <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Palearctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palearctic</span></a>. Adults and the five nymphal stages tend to <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/aggregate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aggregate</span></a>. They are <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/soildwellers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soildwellers</span></a> and feed on plant <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/seeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seeds</span></a>, occasionally also on insect eggs. Some mite species can be on the bugs, with the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/parasitic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parasitic</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/mite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mite</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Hemipteroseius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemipteroseius</span></a> adleri being particularly specialized for it.</p><p>© <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StefanFWirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StefanFWirth</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> 2025</p><p>in my <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> video about a tree (2025)<br><a href="https://youtu.be/wZqDuEFu8Nk?si=0HLyBsc4VjzGKvok" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/wZqDuEFu8Nk?si=0HLyBs</span><span class="invisible">c4VjzGKvok</span></a></p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photo</span></a> </p><p>P. apterus Bln, 2020, new edit 2025 © S. F. Wirth</p>