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Copyright © 2005
Bill DuPree
ant checking it out -
Coccus
Atlnta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
August 22, 2005
While I was photographing the plant, ants were investigating this thing constantly. They didn't seem to be repeled by it, but were unable to penetate what looks like a hard covering.
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Contributed by
Bill DuPree
on 23 August, 2005 - 6:36pm
Last updated 18 November, 2010 - 4:24pm
The ant
Tapinoma sessile
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James C. Trager
, 10 November, 2014 - 1:01pm
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Moved
Moved from
Hemispherical Scale
.
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Charley Eiseman
, 18 November, 2010 - 4:24pm
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Moved
Moved from
Scales and Mealybugs
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Charley Eiseman
, 18 November, 2008 - 3:39am
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Scale insect, I think.
Looked like it was stuck to the leaf, right? These are hard to ID so I can't take it any further than that - you could try searching this website
US National Collection of Scale Insect Photographs
. Looks like it's on Clematis so that should narrow it down.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 23 August, 2005 - 8:04pm
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Scale insect
Thanks so much for your help. Not only did it look like it was stuck, it hasn't moved for several days. I did a search for clematis host on the US National Collection of Scale Insect Photographs web site but it turned up nothing. I'll go through them tomorrow.
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Bill DuPree
, 23 August, 2005 - 8:26pm
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Moving to scale insect section,
pending further classification. It's a lovely shot.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 17 October, 2005 - 9:31pm
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scale insect
Thanks a lot, Hannah.
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Bill DuPree
, 17 October, 2005 - 9:50pm
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