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Posted on October 14, 2014July 16, 2017 by Doug Couvillion

Aphid Nightmare

photograph of a ladybird beetle feeding on aphids

This family of aphids watches helplessly as one of their clan is ruthlessly devoured by their arch enemy, the ladybird beetle (aka ladybug).  When you look at a ladybug it’s easy to forget they are savage predators.

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CategoriesOther Insects Tagsaphid, lady bug, ladybird beetle, red, summer, VA, Virginia, wildflowers

One Reply to “Aphid Nightmare”

  1. lembrechtsjonas says:
    October 14, 2014 at 8:27 am

    Monstruous story!

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