Just a little random fact or two about bugs.

The spiky things growing out of the back of this aphid are called cornicles. All aphids have them. Their all-carb diet of plant sap produces a waxy substance made of lipids called cornicle wax.
Just a little random fact or two about bugs.
The spiky things growing out of the back of this aphid are called cornicles. All aphids have them. Their all-carb diet of plant sap produces a waxy substance made of lipids called cornicle wax.
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Don’t you wonder what purpose they serve? Other than, perhaps, using up cornicle wax! 🙂
Yes!! I’ll research them further and see if there is more purpose to the wee critters. 👍