Asian Balsam Aphid
探検昆虫
Asian Balsam Aphid
Impatientinum asiaticum
The Asian Balsam Aphid is a tiny bug that loves to munch on plants. They are often found in groups and can be seen on the leaves of flowers and vegetables.
生息地: Urban areas, Gardens
外見
The Asian Balsam Aphid is a tiny, soft-bodied insect, typically pear-shaped and green or yellowish-green. It often matches the colour of its host plant, Himalayan balsam, helping it blend in. Some forms have delicate, transparent wings.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Hemiptera科Aphididae属Impatientinum
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
Wow! Many tiny aphids can cover an entire plant stem, making it look like it's wiggling!
Wow! Some aphids are born pregnant, meaning they already have babies inside them!
Wow! The sweet honeydew aphids produce can make plant leaves super sticky and shiny!
Wow! These tiny plant eaters sometimes shed their old skins, leaving ghostly white flakes behind!
特殊能力
能力
Clone Creator
Asian Balsam Aphid can reproduce without a partner, creating many genetic copies of itself, which helps them multiply fast.
能力
Sap Sucker
Asian Balsam Aphid has specialized mouthparts to pierce plant stems and suck out sugary sap, which helps them get all their food.
能力
Honeydew Dropper
Asian Balsam Aphid can excrete a sweet, sticky liquid called honeydew, which helps them attract protective ants.
能力
Winged Wanderer
Asian Balsam Aphid can grow wings to fly to new plants when their current home gets too crowded, helping them find fresh food.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 2-6 mm
- サイズ
- 1-3 mm
- 寿命
- 10-30 日
- 飛行速度
- 0.3 km/h
- 脚の数
- 6
- コロニーの大きさ
- 5000
食性と食事
This tiny insect sips sugary sap from plants, like drinking soda through a straw!
主な食物
- Impatiens glandulifera sap
- Plant phloem sap
- Sugary plant fluids
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
depends on
Himalayan Balsam
Impatiens glandulifera
source of all its food.
eaten by
Seven-spotted Ladybug
Coccinella septempunctata
ladybug larvae and adults feast on aphids.
symbiotic with
Black Garden Ant
Lasius niger
provides honeydew for ants, ants offer protection.
eaten by
Common Green Lacewing
Chrysoperla carnea
lacewing larvae hunt and eat many aphids.
特徴
別名
まだ別名はありません。
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Don't touch bugs without asking an adult, as some can bite or sting.
よくある質問
Asian Balsam Aphidの翼開長は何ですか？
2-6 mm
Asian Balsam Aphidのサイズは何ですか？
1-3 mm
Asian Balsam Aphidの寿命は何ですか？
10-30 日
Asian Balsam Aphidの飛行速度は何ですか？
0.3 km/h
Asian Balsam Aphidは何を食べますか？
This tiny insect sips sugary sap from plants, like drinking soda through a straw!
Asian Balsam Aphidは通常どこに生息していますか？
Urban areas, Gardens
Asian Balsam Aphidはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Asian Balsam Aphidの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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