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Scale insect

Description:

Scale insects. Strange turtle shape organisms. They were all over an agave plant. There were a couple more agaves already dead near by. There were many black ants all over too.

Habitat:

Semi desert.

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4 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thanks Olivia

Olivia Chee
Olivia Chee 11 years ago

Interesting!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Now with a Common Name and a link. Thanks EnvUnlimited.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you EnvUnlimited, I also think they are a type of scale insect but I wasn't sure.

LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Feb 4, 2013
Submitted on Feb 6, 2013

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