Soft scales
探検昆虫
Soft scales
Coccidae
Soft scales are tiny insects that often live on plants. They have a soft, waxy covering that helps protect them from predators and the weather.
生息地: Urban areas
外見
The Soft scales has a soft, often flattened or dome-shaped body, typically without visible segments. They come in various colors like brown, green, or pink, and lack the separate, hard protective shell found on 'hard scales'.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Hemiptera科Coccidae
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 special type of ant sometimes 'farms' soft scales for their sweet honeydew snack.
Female soft scales can lay hundreds of eggs, ensuring many babies are born!
Some soft scales are so still they look like bumps on a plant, not insects!
They often live in huge groups, making the plant look like it has tiny, colorful jewels.
特殊能力
能力
Honeydew Helper
Soft scales can excrete sugary honeydew that attracts other insects, which helps them form mutualistic relationships.
能力
Waxy Cloak
Soft scales has a protective waxy layer that helps them resist pesticides and dehydration.
能力
Self-Start Species
Soft scales can reproduce without a mate through parthenogenesis, which helps them colonize new plants quickly.
能力
Plant Mimic
Soft scales often have colors and shapes that blend in with plants, which helps them hide from predators.
サイズと詳細
- サイズ
- 1-10 mm
- 寿命
- 30-365 日
- 脚の数
- 6
- コロニーの大きさ
- 1000
食性と食事
They are tiny plant sap-suckers, feeding on the sweet juices inside plants.
主な食物
- Plant sap
- Phloem
- Xylem
- Fruit trees
- Shrubs
- Houseplants
生態系とのつながり
symbiotic with
Black Garden Ant
Lasius niger
Ants protect soft scales for their sweet honeydew.
hunts
Seven-spotted Ladybug
Coccinella septempunctata
Ladybug larvae and adults feed on soft scales.
parasitizes
Brown Soft Scale Parasitoid
Metaphycus helvolus
Tiny wasps lay eggs inside scales, controlling populations.
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 first, as some can be harmful.
よくある質問
Soft scalesのサイズは何ですか？
1-10 mm
Soft scalesの寿命は何ですか？
30-365 日
Soft scalesは何を食べますか？
They are tiny plant sap-suckers, feeding on the sweet juices inside plants.
Soft scalesは通常どこに生息していますか？
Urban areas
Soft scalesの脚の数は何ですか？
6
Soft scalesのコロニーの大きさは何ですか？
1000
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