JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Wattle Tick Scale - Cryptes baccatus Unidentified ants in attendance. Australia,Cryptes baccatus,Eamw scale insects,Geotagged,Wattle Tick Scale,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Wattle Tick Scale - Cryptes baccatus

Unidentified ants in attendance.

    comments (1)

  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
    View Lion class
    Such odd insects! Posted 4 years ago

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Wattle Tick Scale

Cryptes baccatus (Maskell, 1892), or the "Wattle Tick Scale" is a scale insect know from Australia. It is quite unusual looking with a tick-like enlarged body sticking up from te substrate and blocking the sucking head from sight.

Info 7 0
Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Ernst
View Ernst's profile

By Ernst

All rights reserved
Uploaded Sep 8, 2020. Captured Sep 7, 2020 10:02 in Heysen Trail, Waitpinga SA 5211, Australia.
country flag of Australia Explore Australia 13,072 4,173 3
  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 135mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.