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small red eggs and black and red insects
spotted on the globe thistle (Echinops sp.) in my desert garden
eggs first spotted March 31, hatched Apr 3
Spotted on Apr 3, 2016
Submitted on Apr 3, 2016
3 Comments
Thanks for the input, Hannah. I've no idea what color the ticks are around here. Mmmm...
Too fat, though, I think. Maybe a mimic? Or maybe just a coincidence if you don't have ticks with that colouration where you are.
I'm probably imagining things, but those look a lot like ticks...