#mealybug

[herpsandbirds]

I found this little man on my banana, and I gave him some to share! Any clue what he is? I think he's some kind of isopod but he was so tiny it was hard to get good photos

Mealybug ID - FL, USA:

Hello, yess, this looks like the Long-tailed Mealybug (Pseudococcus longispinus), family Pseudococcidae. They are common in Florida, and other tropical and subtropical parts of the world, often found in greenhouses and on farms.

longtailed mealybug - Pseudococcus longispinus (ufl.edu)

[onenicebugperday]

@hishap​ submitted: Some friends I encountered!

Location : France

(I’ve had problems with submitting multiple photos at once before, so this is a test : if you can’t see the 6 other pics after the red admiral, I’ll dm it to you so you can add them in. Either way you can delete everything within these parenthesis in the final post)

Seems to have worked just fine! You didn’t ask for IDs so I assume I’m just meant to admire them. And I am! Especially the trashline orbweaver in the second photo :)

[plushverine]

Mealybug

Vintage University of Michigan Wolverine, Brought on eBay August 2024

I've seen a few pictures of these guys compared to the larger version, but such little information is available on them that I'm unsure if these size variations had different names. The smaller ones are definitely super scrunkly, and I love them for that!

Size comparison to Mantis

[csolarstorm]

Today, on bugs I found:

A mealybug eating my petunias.

Pretty cool. It looks like a tiny seashell. Life is a miracle. We threw it over the wall.

[bugtoot]

honestly.... I know it's a mealybug but... It's so WEIRD and COOL

[onenicebugperday]

Here's a photo of an in real life mealybug for your enjoyment:

Long-tailed mealybug, photo by biolily

Mealybugs are a type of scale insect (and scale insects are a type of true bug in the order Hemiptera) and there are lots of species. They are very common on house plants and can be destructive since they feed on the plant's juices and sometimes introduce plant diseases.

my friend's Jade plant got sucked on by little white guys

[pixelmesh-studio]

Wolf oder Schmierläuse auf der Palme in der Arbeit.

[lchf-journey]

THAI COLLECTION & ORCHID UPDATE

[loong-shern-blog]

Mealy bug on durian fruits

[agonius]

what is that thing

a: mealybug

[aufgeloest]

[onenicebugperday]

@minigun-aficionado submitted: Hi! I’m from northern Indiana, USA. I was cutting this large weed down from my fence and I noticed these powdery white bumps on the stems! I thought it was some kind of mold, but then they moved a little. They still shed some kind of powder, so I didn’t bother them anymore and let them crawl back to their little colony on the stem. What might they be?

Great followup submission to the last one I posted! These are mealybugs, which are a type of scale insect.

[nattarrajaphotography]

Mealy Bug on Custard apple #mealybug #mealybugs #mealybugdestroyer #mealybugssuck #mealybugatcustardapple #custardapple #insectphotography #macrophotography #macroclick #mobileclick #naturephotography #naturelovers #nattarrajaphotography (at Coimbatore, Ondipudur) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmbfKNCvBeU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[grubloved]

everybody make friends with wasps right now. if u have a garden you want bees for sure but mostly you want wasps!!!!! wasps and hoverflies....

[garblegarden]

i made a friend the other day it was a little baby assassin bug

[overwatchfanskinarchive]

Tremors Venture by mealybug-art

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