
Y’all look at the worm my boyfriend and I found on a hike!! 😳😍
Never mind the leeches that destroyed our leg, totally worth it to find this beauty
u/Grrrmudgin — 11 days ago

Never mind the leeches that destroyed our leg, totally worth it to find this beauty
The beech blight aphid (Grylloprociphilus imbricator), aka the boogie-woogie aphid.
The white, fuzzy coating on beech blight aphids is a waxy secretion produced by specialized glands on their bodies. It isn't fungus, mold, or cotton. It acts as a form of physical defense from predators by making it harder for predators to reach or grip individual aphids.