Heroes do not always wear capes, sometimes it's elytra.
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 19 Aug 23:11
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CubitOom@infosec.pub on 20 Aug 03:38 next collapse

Also gotta give it up for green lacewings.

captain_oni@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 20 Aug 16:54 collapse

I love those little fuckers.

anomnom@sh.itjust.works on 20 Aug 17:37 next collapse

Unless it’s the Asian lady beetle, which doesn’t help fight pests at all.

sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 29 Aug 01:24 collapse

Reread the article: they eat aphids and scale bugs, but also outcompete native lady bugs and can get inside houses becoming a pest.

agent_nycto@lemmy.world on 20 Aug 18:24 next collapse

What are those bois in the back?

fossilesque@mander.xyz on 20 Aug 18:28 collapse

Baby ladybugs. :)

<img alt="" src="https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/e10e6b16-ae15-4f25-bc5a-f0d93ab0f095.png">

agent_nycto@lemmy.world on 22 Aug 13:25 collapse

Oh sick that’s cool

sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 29 Aug 01:21 collapse

Do the adults eat aphids too or just their metal larvae