poor man's macro: One for the weekend

jax

A nice Potato Aphid, drilling into a rose. They tap into the sap stream of the plant and since this stream is pressurized they just open a small valve in their mouth and start feeding, no need to suck. Sometimes for days on the same spot.



Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

Lord Vetinari

Wonderful capture
Brian V.

Skippy

jax wrote:

A nice Potato Aphid, drilling into a rose. They tap into the sap stream of the plant and since this stream is pressurized they just open a small valve in their mouth and start feeding, no need to suck. Sometimes for days on the same spot.

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

Thats a beauty Jax .... Skippy
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jax

Thanks Skippy, my wife had quite a different opinion.

rhermans

Great find/capture/shot, (unless those roses are infested )