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Mealy bugs

Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Description:

What these ants are trying to eat and party on ..? These white creatures are really tiny, probably 2 to 3 mm of length.

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3 Comments

Darvesh
Darvesh 12 years ago

Thanks Alice, for the clue, i have checked out on the internet, yes they are Mealy bugs :-)

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Aren't they Mealy bugs?

Darvesh
Darvesh 12 years ago

if i am not mistaken, these white creatures, should turn into something like this "http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6189679"

Darvesh
Spotted by
Darvesh

Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India

Spotted on Jun 6, 2011
Submitted on Jun 6, 2011

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