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You shouldda seen the other guy - battling aphid?
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

You shouldda seen the other guy - battling aphid?
San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, Orange County, California, USA
May 9, 2006
Size: 2mm
Very small and hard to photograph. I'd guess hard to i.d. as well. All I can think of is a beat-up aphid; note detached leg barely visible at bottom center of frame.

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You shouldda seen the other guy - battling aphid? You shouldda seen the other guy - battling aphid? You shouldda seen the other guy - battling aphid?
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 9 May, 2006 - 11:19pm
Last updated 15 September, 2006 - 10:23am

parasitized?
I believe this is what's known as an aphid mummy, which is all that remains after the aphid has been parasitized by a wasp.
… Keith Bayless, 10 May, 2006 - 2:31am login or register to post comments

 
Yes
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… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 10 May, 2006 - 6:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Hannah and Keith
I think that's it. A book I ran across last night also points in that direction. Never would have thought of it myself.
… Ron Hemberger, 10 May, 2006 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

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