Indian Wax Scale
探検昆虫
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.
生息地: Urban areas
外見
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.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Hemiptera科Coccidae属Ceroplastes
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 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!
特殊能力
能力
Wax Shield Creator
Indian Wax Scale can produce a thick waxy coating because it helps them hide from hungry birds and other predators.
能力
Sap Sucker
Indian Wax Scale has a long, straw-like mouthpart that helps them drink sugary sap from plants without moving.
能力
Honeydew Dispenser
Indian Wax Scale can secrete sticky 'honeydew' that attracts ants, which sometimes protect them in return.
サイズと詳細
- サイズ
- 3-6 mm
- 寿命
- 60-120 日
- 脚の数
- 6
- コロニーの大きさ
- 500
食性と食事
Tiny insects that suck sugary sap from plants like it's a never-ending juice box!
主な食物
- Citrus sap
- Tea plant sap
- Coffee plant sap
- Holly sap
- Gardenia sap
生態系とのつながり
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.
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 insects without asking an adult first, as some can be delicate.
よくある質問
Indian Wax Scaleのサイズは何ですか？
3-6 mm
Indian Wax Scaleの寿命は何ですか？
60-120 日
Indian Wax Scaleは何を食べますか？
Tiny insects that suck sugary sap from plants like it's a never-ending juice box!
Indian Wax Scaleは通常どこに生息していますか？
Urban areas
Indian Wax Scaleの脚の数は何ですか？
6
Indian Wax Scaleのコロニーの大きさは何ですか？
500
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