Karen Price, Hatchling Party (ANIMALS 2026)

On a hot Sydney day in the Royal Botanic Gardens, there wasn't much insect activity. But then, I noticed a shadow on the underside of a leaf which, when I turned it over, turned out to be a cluster of pearlescent eggs that began to hatch these cute little stink bug nymphs before my eyes.

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