[Dog.Groomer]

It is an Arilus Cristatus. An Armor Plated Bug.

[jmpate]

Bug has a long Japanese name but maybe a carrier for Chaga's Disease, a sleeping disease. Get rid of bug, call a professional pest control person.

Originally Posted by Bjeanj

This was on a tree in our backyard. I don’t recognize it and was curious.

TIA.

[Petersweeney]

Sushisamarininja bug oh me so sleepy…

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

It's definitely a stink bug. They're harmless to humans but will eat your plants. Having just one doesn't mean there's an infestation, there could be a dozen or so in the neighborhood. But if you have a dozen around (and in) your house, you probably are infested. Indoor pesticides usually don't kill them. Outdoor pesticides usually do. If you just see the one, you could leave it be, it won't hurt you - they don't sting or bite.

The "foul odor" they emit is actually similar to cilantro. And the human perception to the odor is also similar: some people find it horribly offensive, other people aren't affected by it at all.

I haven’t seen any stink bugs in my home here or around it, but I used to get them in my home in Pennsylvania. Once one landed in my water glass beside the sink in my bathroom. In the middle of the night I gulped down a fresh glass of water and got a stink bug in my mouth, which I crunched! Instant overwhelming flavor of cilantro. I think of stink bugs now every time I eat cilantro in Mexican food.

My favorite way of catching and disposing of them was to use a BugZooka. It sucks up the bug and holds it for later disposal. The stink doesn’t stink in the tube of the BugZooka. Also works for bees and wasps, spiders, lady bugs, etc. no motor or batteries. Just suction.
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[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

I haven’t seen any stink bugs in my home here or around it, but I used to get them in my home in Pennsylvania. Once one landed in my water glass beside the sink in my bathroom. In the middle of the night I gulped down a fresh glass of water and got a stink bug in my mouth, which I crunched! Instant overwhelming flavor of cilantro. I think of stink bugs now every time I eat cilantro in Mexican food.

My favorite way of catching and disposing of them was to use a BugZooka. It sucks up the bug and holds it for later disposal. The stink doesn’t stink in the tube of the BugZooka. Also works for bees and wasps, spiders, lady bugs, etc. no motor or batteries. Just suction.
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For stink bugs, I just hold my hand out and nudge it to crawl on my finger, then carry it outside and let it fly away.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Ruth Garza

Not a stink bug. Search safari or google “armored bug”. Stink bugs much smaller. Still harmless though.

Armor bug IS a stinkbug.

How to Kill Armored Bugs | HomeSteady

There are other armored bugs, but only a stink bug looks like a stink bug. If you look at it from overhead, it looks like a medieval shield with legs attached.

[Smiley4U]

Originally Posted by Bjeanj

This was on a tree in our backyard. I don’t recognize it and was curious.

TIA.

This is an assassin bug. They are great for getting rid of (feasting on) the bad bugs around your home but they have an excruciatingly painful bite to humans.

[DaleDivine]

Florida Giant Leaf-footed Bug (Acanthocephala declivis).

[DonnaNi4os]

I had one on my garage screen yesterday. Looks like a stink bug. Harmless, but if you squish it you will know how it got it’s name.

[Rose Ann Vinci Igoe]

Originally Posted by Bjeanj

This was on a tree in our backyard. I don’t recognize it and was curious.

TIA.

One that i don't want crawling on me.... yuk

[Rodneysblue]

Looks like an alien infantry from Starship Troopers. 👽

[bagboy]

Originally Posted by Dog.Groomer

It is an Arilus Cristatus. An Armor Plated Bug.

arilus cristatus - Google Search

It appears you are correct

[Roron123]

Looks like a grasshopper type of insect I’m sure it’s harmless

[Topspinmo]

Time to bring out big guns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKayXzM2uE8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EesfhOGt9Kk

[ex34449]

Leaf Footed Bug. Harmless.