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Mar 21, 2020 16:42:09 #
just some of todays shots
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Mar 21, 2020 21:49:47 #
Mar 21, 2020 23:03:56 #
tinusbum wrote:
just some of todays shots
#3, a 25.4mm worm
#4, a ladybug larva
#5, a lacewing larva. White substance unknown.
A parasite emerging to pupate?
#7 my favorite. A species of Woolly Aphid. Tree type might lead to species. The upper one looks to be giving birth.
Tho not placental, many aphids are parthenogenic live bearers.
Nice series.
Is the spider wrapped in web for eating, or alive in it's own web?
Bill
Mar 22, 2020 08:29:43 #
I think that is a great shot of the Woolly aphids especially if one is giving birth as Bill suggests.
Mar 22, 2020 09:30:55 #
Is the spider wrapped in web for eating, or alive in it's own web?
Bill[/quote]
you got them all right.yes,the spider is alive,it was moving around until i got to close,thats
when it balled up
Bill[/quote]
you got them all right.yes,the spider is alive,it was moving around until i got to close,thats
when it balled up
Mar 22, 2020 09:35:32 #
👍!!
The white bumps on the thorax of the lacewing larva mark the masses of internal tissue that will later form the adult wings. They are called imaginal discs. There are other groups of tissues in the larva that will replace other parts of the larva, and maybe these are located at the other white markings. A large % of an insect larva is pretty much disintegrated during metamorphosis, to be replaced by these other tissues. Strange things, insects.
The white bumps on the thorax of the lacewing larva mark the masses of internal tissue that will later form the adult wings. They are called imaginal discs. There are other groups of tissues in the larva that will replace other parts of the larva, and maybe these are located at the other white markings. A large % of an insect larva is pretty much disintegrated during metamorphosis, to be replaced by these other tissues. Strange things, insects.
Mar 22, 2020 11:04:35 #
Mar 22, 2020 11:50:07 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
👍!!
The white bumps on the thorax of the lacewing larva mark the masses of internal tissue that will later form the adult wings. They are called imaginal discs. There are other groups of tissues in the larva that will replace other parts of the larva, and maybe these are located at the other white markings. A large % of an insect larva is pretty much disintegrated during metamorphosis, to be replaced by these other tissues. Strange things, insects.
The white bumps on the thorax of the lacewing larva mark the masses of internal tissue that will later form the adult wings. They are called imaginal discs. There are other groups of tissues in the larva that will replace other parts of the larva, and maybe these are located at the other white markings. A large % of an insect larva is pretty much disintegrated during metamorphosis, to be replaced by these other tissues. Strange things, insects.
Thanks for the info. Never noticed those before. Lacewing larva are often covered in dirt, pollen, sometimes empty prey bodies, making them hard to see against it's background, and obscuring anatomy.
Bill
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