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Old 07-13-2008   #10 (permalink)
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Default Re: You look like huge aphid to me

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Originally Posted by Athena View Post
Thanks Yannis, I'm fairly settled in. Now to adjust to living in a condo - a first for me.

Back to macro - what is the fluffy part on it's backside for?
I don't know exactly, but I assume is for defense.
In the second set of shots, every time that the ant would go for the hopper, the hopper would turn its back side to stop the ant. I dont know if it was the bubble or some kind of chemical or the hairy think it self.Anyway the point is that the ant would go away in the and...

Mother nature hey...




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