more ladybug larva carnage
Apr 27, 2015 14:55:46 #
got out the MP-E again
1 crops first though
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4 the witness
5 the horror ...
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6 getting the hell out of dodge .
7 grab it by the antenna
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8 head first
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9.) Aphid's pair of cornicles exuding droplets of a quick-hardening defensive fluid called cornicle wax.
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Apr 27, 2015 20:14:55 #
Apr 27, 2015 20:51:14 #
Images #8 & #9 deftly shows that "Most aphids have a pair of cornicles, abdominal tubes through which they exude droplets of a quick-hardening defensive fluid called cornicle wax." per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphid
Apr 27, 2015 21:01:41 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
did not know that, must be what they use to adhere the aphid legs to their heads :shock:Images #8 & #9 deftly shows that "Most aphids have a pair of cornicles, abdominal tubes through which they exude droplets of a quick-hardening defensive fluid called cornicle wax." per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphid
Apr 27, 2015 21:10:19 #
napabob wrote:
Actual intent is to glue shut a predator's jaws. Hence, head-first aphid ingestion.did not know that, must be what they use to adhere the aphid legs to their heads :shock:
Apr 28, 2015 10:30:43 #
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