Photo credit: Baltimore Sun/Jerry Jackson

Baltimore Sun photographer Jerry Jackson took one for the team this week.

I am writing about stink bugs in my garden column for The Sun today, and I found a picture of one on-line that I asked Jerry to grab and drop for publication in the paper.

"Hey," he said. "These things are all over the side of my house!"

Great, I said. Gemme a picture.

Jerry, who is a wonderful bird photographer, still has some learning to do to be an insect photographer.

The stick bug sprayed him during the photo session. It is a nasty, peppery spray, and the reason why homeowners are advised not to crush the bugs or irritate them. (Just vacuum them up with a Shop-Vac and throw away the bag.) 

Thanks, Jerry. Your work is not unappreciated.