In our continuing series to figure out What IS that Thing, we look at the real king of nature, that leaves throngs of teen girls all shook up and young men donning their blue suede shoes. All hail Catacanthus incarnatus, otherwise known as the Man-Faced Stink Bug or the Elvis Presley bug for its unusual markings on it’s back that is thought to look like Elvis, though we say Max Headroom or a young Groucho Marks. Discovered in 1778 by British entomologist, Dru Drury, the species hails from Southeast Asia and India, where it congregates in dense groups of several hundred on fruit trees and flowering flame trees. This king likely won’t be visiting you anytime soon but at least now you’ll dance with joy rather than terror when next you see a Stink Bug in your garden or house – because, thanks to AHS, now you know WHAT IS THAT THING!
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