4000 x 6016 px | 33,9 x 50,9 cm | 13,3 x 20,1 inches | 300dpi
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Virginia, USA
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Seven spotted ladybird beetle Coccinella septapunctata eating insect prey most likely Green Apple Aphid Aphis pomi The beetle has consumed the head but the rest of the body of the green aphid and the two tubular projections from the abdomen are visible Honeydew the saplike sugary fluid secreted by the aphid is seen as droplets at the end of the tubular projections Sometimes ants will farm these aphids for honeydew and protect them from predators Ladybug beetles are important biological agents controlling the population of harmful insects
