The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

This is a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug.  I photographed this bug on my windowsill.  In fact, they are everywhere.  They have invaded our home.  They have invaded my office at work.  Everyone I know complains about them. 

These little brown bugs are relatively harmless, although they are unsightly and annoying.  They are loud and noisy when they fly about, but the most annoying thing about them is the odor they emit when frightened.....thus their name "stink" bug.  Many people I know can not stand the smell they emit when frightened.  It is also bad to frighten them as their odor attracts MORE stink bugs to the scene.  All wise Pennsylvania citizens know the best way to get rid of a stink bug is NOT to smash it but to gently attract it--so it won't stink bomb you....onto a napkin or toilet paper and flush it down the toilet.

I have been blessed by God, for no apparent reason, other than He loves me.....to be unable to smell the offensive stink bug odor.  My husband on the other hand is an entirely different story.  I walked in on him one day surrounded by candles because he had made the mistake of smashing a stink bug on the floor.  He could not stand the odor in the worst way and eventually just moved to a different room.  I, on the other hand, smelled nothing.

One night, last week, as we lay slumbering I was awakened by loud and violent shouts from my husband who had jumped out of bed.  He was very very angry.  At first, in my tired state, I wondered if he was having a bad dream.  As I became more awake, I became aware that he was talking about some horrid odor, which I could not smell.  Then he left the room and shortly I heard the toilet flush.

I managed to ask, "W-what's wrong?"
To which he replied, " That SPAWN of the DEVIL......stinkbug.....crawled on my pillow....MY PILLOW....and STINK BOMBED ME.....right.next.to.my.face."

At this point the unhappy man was tossing his pillow in the hallway, muttering curses under his breath about the evil stinkbug.

Am I a bad person for busting out laughing?

He in fact would not sleep for the next several nights before checking the room for stinkbugs and of course his pillow had to be washed before he would sleep on it again.