stink bug
looky and stooky
I believe that they release a foul scent that drives predators away.
To protect themselves from much larger predators
Some turtles can't protect themselves with their limb/head so they will urinate a foul urine with a pungent odor in attempts to protect itself.
They don't have any. Instead they use foul-smelling gas to protect themselves, similar to a shield bug.
they are foul-smelling insects
It is a carrion bettle and stink bug
The term applies to letting your dog leave its feces on a sidewalk. It is a violation of the law.
The alleged presence of the 'Bell Witch' was accompanied by a foul odor. The weather turned suddenly foul. Put on your foul weather gear. See the related link(s) listed below for more information:
The superfamily pentatomoidea (stink bugs) are insects with a scent gland between the first and second leg pair, producing a foul-smelling liquid, used to deter predators.
Crocodiles can use their tails for protection, but their main form of defence is to bite attackers with their powerful jaws, equipped with sharp teeth to penetrate and hold on. Research indicates that crocodiles have a bite comparable to the low end of the power that T Rex was estimated to have. As crocodiles are apex predators, at the top of their food chain, they have minimal need to protect themselves from other predators.
foul as in; foul smell: nauseabond, infect, sale foul as in; foul play: jeu deloyal (malveillance)
Foul (as in foul ball) and fowl (as in a bird)