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5 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Something very interesting going on, are they dancing,
wonderful sharing polerpress, thanks

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

thanks for posting the video!

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

That twitching in the video is further evidence that these aphids have been parasitized. I've seen the same behavior in parasitized caterpillars.

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

Hopes = holes. =)

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

This looks like aphids on wild mustard. The bigger, greyish aphids are called "mummies" because they have been parasitized by tiny wasp larvae. Sometimes you can find ones with little escape hopes where the wasps emerged after they pupated.

polerpress
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Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 28, 2012
Submitted on Mar 28, 2012

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