Ants farming aphids for honeydew on an ivy plant. 🌿
November 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Ants farming aphids for honeydew on an ivy plant. 🌿
Variegated Oak Aphids (Lachnus roboris).
This is a new species for me. They’re very cool, and unbelievably huge as far as aphids go.
I want to know more about what they get up to so I’m going to keep visiting them (and maybe try to watch their behaviour when it’s not so dark).
This is a new species for me. They’re very cool, and unbelievably huge as far as aphids go.
I want to know more about what they get up to so I’m going to keep visiting them (and maybe try to watch their behaviour when it’s not so dark).
November 14, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Variegated Oak Aphids (Lachnus roboris).
This is a new species for me. They’re very cool, and unbelievably huge as far as aphids go.
I want to know more about what they get up to so I’m going to keep visiting them (and maybe try to watch their behaviour when it’s not so dark).
This is a new species for me. They’re very cool, and unbelievably huge as far as aphids go.
I want to know more about what they get up to so I’m going to keep visiting them (and maybe try to watch their behaviour when it’s not so dark).
A throwback to June with a lupine and some aphids for #MacroMonday
#ECK
#Photography
#NaturePhotography
#Flowers
#Bloomscrolling
#Lupine
#ECK
#Photography
#NaturePhotography
#Flowers
#Bloomscrolling
#Lupine
November 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
A throwback to June with a lupine and some aphids for #MacroMonday
#ECK
#Photography
#NaturePhotography
#Flowers
#Bloomscrolling
#Lupine
#ECK
#Photography
#NaturePhotography
#Flowers
#Bloomscrolling
#Lupine
Read the article here: https://learndirt.com/learn/aphids/
#regenerativegardening #organicgardening #soilhealth
#regenerativegardening #organicgardening #soilhealth
November 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Read the article here: https://learndirt.com/learn/aphids/
#regenerativegardening #organicgardening #soilhealth
#regenerativegardening #organicgardening #soilhealth
buggy fact of the day: aphids can reproduce asexually, and are sexually mature when they are born! Some aphids are born "pregnant" with clones of herself
November 11, 2026 at 11:38 PM
buggy fact of the day: aphids can reproduce asexually, and are sexually mature when they are born! Some aphids are born "pregnant" with clones of herself
Saving the aphids all that effort.
November 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Saving the aphids all that effort.
Ladybirds are visiting my garden again as it heats up and aphids find the roses and fruit trees. This varigated ladybird protects my plants.
#insects #pollinators #ladybird #ladybug #flyday #nature #ecosystem #color #gardening #Photography #macro #CapeTown
#insects #pollinators #ladybird #ladybug #flyday #nature #ecosystem #color #gardening #Photography #macro #CapeTown
November 13, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Ladybirds are visiting my garden again as it heats up and aphids find the roses and fruit trees. This varigated ladybird protects my plants.
#insects #pollinators #ladybird #ladybug #flyday #nature #ecosystem #color #gardening #Photography #macro #CapeTown
#insects #pollinators #ladybird #ladybug #flyday #nature #ecosystem #color #gardening #Photography #macro #CapeTown
you sick fuck... she was only in her 3rd instar...
she hadn't even overwintered yet
she hadn't even overwintered yet
November 11, 2026 at 11:37 PM
you sick fuck... she was only in her 3rd instar...
she hadn't even overwintered yet
she hadn't even overwintered yet
The English Ivy flowers during autumn every year. Each time, I am amazed by how much life it supports!
Here are Ivy Bees (specialist pollen collectors of ivy), honeybees, and an entire agricultural community of Lasius ants farming aphids, which in turn host tiny parasitic wasps.
Here are Ivy Bees (specialist pollen collectors of ivy), honeybees, and an entire agricultural community of Lasius ants farming aphids, which in turn host tiny parasitic wasps.
November 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The English Ivy flowers during autumn every year. Each time, I am amazed by how much life it supports!
Here are Ivy Bees (specialist pollen collectors of ivy), honeybees, and an entire agricultural community of Lasius ants farming aphids, which in turn host tiny parasitic wasps.
Here are Ivy Bees (specialist pollen collectors of ivy), honeybees, and an entire agricultural community of Lasius ants farming aphids, which in turn host tiny parasitic wasps.
I’m not playing stupid games with aphids this year, doing it right this time
#chili #hotpeppers #gardening
#chili #hotpeppers #gardening
November 12, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I’m not playing stupid games with aphids this year, doing it right this time
#chili #hotpeppers #gardening
#chili #hotpeppers #gardening
sometimes i like to put this on and pretend i'm something else
something that looks at a gpu the same way we look at aphids
something that renders greed, hype and clout extinct
something that fights for you
something made of care
something that looks at a gpu the same way we look at aphids
something that renders greed, hype and clout extinct
something that fights for you
something made of care
Defcon Official Soundtrack
YouTube video by Kaikaki
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November 14, 2026 at 11:11 AM
sometimes i like to put this on and pretend i'm something else
something that looks at a gpu the same way we look at aphids
something that renders greed, hype and clout extinct
something that fights for you
something made of care
something that looks at a gpu the same way we look at aphids
something that renders greed, hype and clout extinct
something that fights for you
something made of care
Wouldn't have even trusted him to fight the war on aphids in his previous landscaping job.
November 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Wouldn't have even trusted him to fight the war on aphids in his previous landscaping job.
Given the number of parasitoid-killed aphids in the wide shot, those ants haven't been keeping their side of the bargain!
November 12, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Given the number of parasitoid-killed aphids in the wide shot, those ants haven't been keeping their side of the bargain!
We the anti-Trumpers (beetles) vow to end chaos and corruption (aphids). We got this
November 10, 2026 at 3:53 AM
We the anti-Trumpers (beetles) vow to end chaos and corruption (aphids). We got this
They are giant willow aphids! Unlike the tiny aphids you may find in your garden, these are larger, measuring 5-6mm with a metallic sheen and a shark’s fin-like projection on their backs.
November 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM
They are giant willow aphids! Unlike the tiny aphids you may find in your garden, these are larger, measuring 5-6mm with a metallic sheen and a shark’s fin-like projection on their backs.
While looking for moth leaf mines I saw this balloon like gall of the aphid Eriosoma lanuginosum in an Elm hedge. They are easier to see once the leaves start falling and the gall goes brown. Aphids will be long gone. #galls
November 14, 2026 at 11:26 AM
While looking for moth leaf mines I saw this balloon like gall of the aphid Eriosoma lanuginosum in an Elm hedge. They are easier to see once the leaves start falling and the gall goes brown. Aphids will be long gone. #galls
Here I am now learning they milk aphids and I'm overwhelmed with inspiration
November 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Here I am now learning they milk aphids and I'm overwhelmed with inspiration
There are different types of aphids. I think they were aphids from a brief look? ...yeah I looked again, pretty sure. Apples are in the same family as roses (Rosaceae) btw. There's no sooty black mould is there? Can be associated with aphids and ants.
November 14, 2026 at 11:40 AM
There are different types of aphids. I think they were aphids from a brief look? ...yeah I looked again, pretty sure. Apples are in the same family as roses (Rosaceae) btw. There's no sooty black mould is there? Can be associated with aphids and ants.
They be weird spiky bois eh
Super nom aphids too
Super nom aphids too
November 10, 2026 at 6:12 AM
They be weird spiky bois eh
Super nom aphids too
Super nom aphids too
Your little bugs are aphids. Now there's a new group to ID for you! Some aphid species are specific to one host plant while others will feed on a variety. Some easy to ID while others not.
November 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Your little bugs are aphids. Now there's a new group to ID for you! Some aphid species are specific to one host plant while others will feed on a variety. Some easy to ID while others not.
Rose.
#FridayFlower #FloweringFriday #FlowersOnFriday #floralFriday
#bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #macrophotography
#FridayFlower #FloweringFriday #FlowersOnFriday #floralFriday
#bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #macrophotography
November 13, 2026 at 10:28 AM
November 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Did you know aphids use color vision and are attracted to or avoid fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates on leaves? #EntSoc26 GLOW over to @thendry.bsky.social talk at 4PM if you want your mind blown 🤩🤯
November 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Did you know aphids use color vision and are attracted to or avoid fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates on leaves? #EntSoc26 GLOW over to @thendry.bsky.social talk at 4PM if you want your mind blown 🤩🤯
Chucked a couple on the roses - couple of days later the aphids were gone - pleasantly surprised
November 10, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Chucked a couple on the roses - couple of days later the aphids were gone - pleasantly surprised
All hail the poppies infested with aphids
For they protect are women and kids
For they protect are women and kids
November 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
All hail the poppies infested with aphids
For they protect are women and kids
For they protect are women and kids