OK what bug is it?

Question

I found thesse bugs in my basement there must have been hundereds of them. They came in when we put some wood from our back yard into our basement. There small but bigger then a misqutio but smaller then a beatle.

they have black and yeloow stripes and a red head and legs

i loooked in pictures at google and first thought it was the ,Poecilocapsus lineatus but it didnt have read legs

i dont know what they r mabye they are babys but i dont think so they have antenas and i think six long legs

Answer 1

Likely a plant bug (family Miridae) or some sort of wood-boring beetle.  Less likely to be a stinkbug, although sometimes they do come inside.  Most of the US stinkbugs are not so colorfully marked.

Did you try Bug Guide? http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740  You can click on the most-similar insect on the home page to see pictures of representative species and find out where to learn more.

Answer 2

They are stink bugs, don't mess with them or they will squirt you with their stink.