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Honeysuckle gall midge
探検昆虫
Honeysuckle gall midge
Lonicerae lonicera
The honeysuckle gall midge is a tiny insect that makes special galls on honeysuckle plants. These galls are like little homes where the midge grows and develops, making them quite unique!
生息地: Forests
外見
The Honeysuckle gall midge is a tiny, delicate insect, typically reddish-brown to orange in color. It has a slender body, long, segmented antennae, and two pairs of clear, iridescent wings. Its small size makes it easily overlooked among honeysuckle leaves.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Diptera科Cecidomyiidae属Lonicerae
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
A single female midge can lay hundreds of eggs, each needing its own plant home!
Honeysuckle gall midges make bumpy homes on leaves that look like tiny, twisted horns!
Some other gall midges make galls that look like fluffy cotton or even fuzzy stars!
The larva inside its plant home actually drinks the plant's special juices like a straw!
特殊能力
能力
Plant Architect
Honeysuckle gall midge can trigger plants to grow protective 'galls' that shield its larvae because of special chemicals it injects.
能力
Growth Wizard
Honeysuckle gall midge has the power to hijack plant cells, forcing them to create unique structures that provide food and shelter.
能力
Hidden Home
Honeysuckle gall midge larvae can live safely inside plant galls, protected from many predators by their plant-made shell.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 2-5 mm
- サイズ
- 1-3 mm
- 寿命
- 3-7 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Larvae feed on honeysuckle plant juices, but adult midges typically do not eat.
年齢による違い: Larvae consume plant tissue and sap from galls; adults typically do not feed.
主な食物
- Honeysuckle sap
- Honeysuckle plant cells
生態系とのつながり
parasitizes
Honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum
Larvae cause galls to form, feeding on plant tissues.
eaten by
Gall Wasp
Torymus nitens
Larvae are parasitized by wasp larvae inside the gall.
eaten by
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Great Tit
Parus major
Adult midges may be eaten by small insectivorous birds.
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
Always wash your hands after touching plants or insects.
よくある質問
Honeysuckle gall midgeの翼開長は何ですか？
2-5 mm
Honeysuckle gall midgeのサイズは何ですか？
1-3 mm
Honeysuckle gall midgeの寿命は何ですか？
3-7 日
Honeysuckle gall midgeは何を食べますか？
Larvae feed on honeysuckle plant juices, but adult midges typically do not eat.
Honeysuckle gall midgeは通常どこに生息していますか？
Forests
Honeysuckle gall midgeの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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