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Indian Wax Scale

Ceroplastes ceriferus

The Indian Wax Scale is a tiny insect that covers itself in a waxy shell. It often lives on plants and can look like little white bumps on leaves.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Indian Wax Scale is a small, dome-shaped insect typically covered in a thick, white or yellowish waxy secretion. This protective wax gives it a distinctive, irregular, porcelain-like appearance, making it look more like a tiny dollop of wax than an insect.

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Indian Wax Scale
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Indian Wax Scale

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A single female wax scale can lay hundreds of eggs under her protective waxy shell!

Baby wax scales can walk and find a spot, but adult females glue themselves down for life.

They look more like tiny, waxy bumps or blobs on a plant than actual insects.

Tiny ants sometimes 'farm' these scales, protecting them for their sweet honeydew snack!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Wax Shield Creator

Indian Wax Scale can produce a thick waxy coating because it helps them hide from hungry birds and other predators.

Fähigkeit

Sap Sucker

Indian Wax Scale has a long, straw-like mouthpart that helps them drink sugary sap from plants without moving.

Fähigkeit

Honeydew Dispenser

Indian Wax Scale can secrete sticky 'honeydew' that attracts ants, which sometimes protect them in return.

Maße und Details

Größe
3-6 mm
Lebenserwartung
60-120 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6
Koloniegröße
500

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny insects that suck sugary sap from plants like it's a never-ending juice box!

Hauptnahrung

  • Citrus sap
  • Tea plant sap
  • Coffee plant sap
  • Holly sap
  • Gardenia sap

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Orange tree

Citrus sinensis

Feeds on the sap of this host plant.

depends on

Tea plant

Camellia sinensis

A significant pest on tea plantations.

symbiotic with

Weaver ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

Tends scales for their sugary honeydew secretions.

eaten by

Parasitoid wasp

Anicetus ceroplastis

Larvae develop inside the wax scale.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Don't touch insects without asking an adult first, as some can be delicate.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Indian Wax Scale?

3-6 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Indian Wax Scale?

60-120 Tage

Was frisst Indian Wax Scale?

Tiny insects that suck sugary sap from plants like it's a never-ending juice box!

Wo findet man Indian Wax Scale normalerweise?

Urban areas

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Indian Wax Scale?

6

Was ist der/die/das koloniegröße von Indian Wax Scale?

500

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