Apr 28, 2020
I love aphids and I know they’re problematic. Imagine if they were the size of small dogs. Plump boys... I would pet them.
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I love aphids and I know they’re problematic. Imagine if they were the size of small dogs. Plump boys... I would pet them.
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Milkweed Aphids, Aphis nerii by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: from Ecuador: www.youtube.com/AndreasKay
Oleander Aphids, Aphis nerii (by me)
Crappy photos but I found a load of these colourful little lads today. I’m fairly certain that they are Oleander aphids (Aphis nerii) but my aphid ID skills are a little lacking.
This cute little red milkweed dweller thing, surprisingly called the Red Milkweed Bug, has a group of little yellow friends called Oleander Aphids.
William Harper - Skokie Lagoons, 2020
Milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii), on desert milkweed (Asclepsias subulata). Like other milkweed consumers, these aphids ingest and accumulate compounds from the host plant that make them unpalatable or toxic to predators. Their bright color is a signal: “I’m dangerous and nasty, don’t fuck with me.”
I think I’ll wear yellow today.