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Sneak Peek: Born Pregnant: Aphids Invade with an Onslaught of Clones
🕑 Added 2021-03-05 18:31:59 +0000 UTCFemale aphids are the matriarchs of a successful family operation— taking over your garden. But don’t lose hope; these pests have some serious predators and creepy parasites looking to take them down.
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Darron Perry Jr
Thanks for answering, that's really interesting. I wonder if that means that they differentiate into new sub species more akin to bacteria than similar insects.
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The answer is it depends! "Most aphids you see are most likely female, some species of aphids do not even have a male counterpart. In other species, males may only be created during certain parts of the year." https://interestingengineering.com/the-very-strange-science-of-aphids
Darron Perry Jr
Are there no male Aphids?
