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giant willow aphid feeding on the willows that the wasps were damaging to get to the sap Geotagged,Summer,Tuberolachnus salignus,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

giant willow aphid

feeding on the willows that the wasps were damaging to get to the sap

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Very cool observation, and the concept of a giant aphid in itself is comical. Posted 4 years ago
    1. View morpheme's profile
      morpheme
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      Indeed, though perhaps a little bigger than a typical aphid species, I wouldn’t exactly call them large. Posted 4 years ago

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The Giant Willow Aphid

''Tuberolachnus salignus'', or the giant willow aphid, is a species of aphid, in the genus ''Tuberolachnus''. They are reputed to be the largest aphids, with a body length of up to 5.8mm.

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Uploaded Aug 2, 2021. Captured Aug 1, 2021 10:34 in 31015 NE 60th St, Carnation, WA 98014, USA.
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  • X-E2
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO1000
  • 80mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.