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Scale Insects

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

White powdery little tube-like structures. Associated with ants.

Habitat:

Found on the under-surface of a broken twig of a potted hibiscus rosa sinensis plant.

Notes:

The brown " mouths " intrigue me.

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PublishedMay 3, 2014

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