Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid
探検昆虫
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid
hormaphis hamamelidis
The Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid is a tiny insect that creates unusual galls on witch-hazel trees. These galls provide a special home for the aphids to live and grow!
生息地: Witch-hazel trees in forests and gardens.
外見
The Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid is a tiny, pear-shaped insect, typically green to yellowish-brown, often with darker markings. Wingless forms are more rounded, while winged adults possess delicate, clear wings. They are visually distinct from other aphids by their presence inside cone-shaped galls.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Hemiptera科Aphididae属Hormaphis
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
Some baby aphids are born already pregnant with their own babies!
Their sweet sticky waste, called honeydew, is sometimes eaten by ants!
These tiny insects cleverly trick plants into building them protective homes!
They drink sugary sap from plants using a special straw-like mouthpart!
特殊能力
能力
Clone Army Commander
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid can reproduce asexually, creating many genetic copies of themselves, which helps their colonies grow fast.
能力
Seasonal Shapeshifter
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphid has different forms (winged/wingless) that help them migrate between host plants throughout the year.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 3-5 mm
- サイズ
- 1-2 mm
- 寿命
- 20-30 日
- 飛行速度
- 0.5 km/h
- 脚の数
- 6
- コロニーの大きさ
- 1000
食性と食事
These tiny insects sip sugary sap from witch-hazel and birch trees like drinking a sweet smoothie.
主な食物
- Witch-hazel sap
- Birch sap
- Plant phloem
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
depends on
Common Witch-Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Provides food and shelter for gall formation.
depends on
Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
Some generations migrate to birch roots for feeding.
eats
Seven-spotted Ladybug
Coccinella septempunctata
Ladybugs are common predators that feast on aphids.
symbiotic with
Pallid Ant
Formica pallidefulva
Ants protect aphids for their sweet honeydew secretions.
特徴
別名
Cone Gall AphidGall AphidWitch-Hazel Aphid
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphidの翼開長は何ですか？
3-5 mm
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphidのサイズは何ですか？
1-2 mm
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphidの寿命は何ですか？
20-30 日
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphidの飛行速度は何ですか？
0.5 km/h
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphidは何を食べますか？
These tiny insects sip sugary sap from witch-hazel and birch trees like drinking a sweet smoothie.
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphidは通常どこに生息していますか？
Witch-hazel trees in forests and gardens.
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphidはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Witch-Hazel Cone Gall Aphidの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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