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R is for... Red Bug

red bug
The red bugs love to drink juices of rotting vegetation. (Sounds good, doesn't it!?) To protect themselves from danger, they ooze an acrid fluid for their bodies. This lets other insects know that the red bug doesn't want to be bothered.

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Last updated: Aug. 31, 2000