green aphids tending orange eggs

I'm not sure of the tree type - it was barely a twig... and heavily infested. I think it may have been an elm. Oval leaves with slightly serrated edge.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

What a crowd lol. Posted 2 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  and this was after I disturbed them and some of them took off... Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    No ants nearby? Posted 2 years ago
  2. 1. morpheme
      
      Lion
      
      Not that I noticed. I've definitely seen ants aphid herding, but now that I think about it, not that I can recall on the tree dwelling types of aphids. I have seen big bald faced hornets lapping up aphid dew on/below willows though. Posted 2 years ago

nature_lover_in_japan

Giant Tortoise

They look like ladybug eggs. Posted 2 years ago

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Uploaded May 13, 2023. Captured May 11, 2023 16:11 in 3040 NE Blakeley St, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.

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