I live in Ontario Canada. This guy was exploring inside our house today. Any ideas about what it is?

my kids call them stink bugs lol, but I have no idea the actual name McMommy · 2011-04-12: 17:50

Yes. They do stink. I wondered about whether they were loggerhead beetles or if they were harmful to our forest. I don't recall them here before. stabeez · 2011-04-12: 17:57

nice bug! honzicek · 2011-04-12: 20:53

Yup, that's a stink bug alright. He wintered over in your house and now wants to go out. Keryl · 2011-04-12: 22:18

its name is Dicranocephalus albipes ;)) onlyricky · 2011-04-13: 06:50

Thanks Ricky! I knew you'd have the answer :) McMommy · 2011-04-13: 17:09

stabeez Dicranocephalus albipes are, apparently, harmless to humans and forests. They often move indoors to overwinter and become active when habitats warm. They are a biological control for the plant, Leafy Spurge and are ony one type of the many referred to as stink bug. Thanks for getting me started Ricky. stabeez · 2011-04-13: 17:29

I had one of these visitors several months back, he was playing on the kids' Dora stable Andarta · 2011-04-15: 20:08