Saturday, September 12, 2015

Bugs

Meet Lygaeus Kalmii - the Small Eastern Milkweed Bug.

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Found throughout the US this critter dines on milkweed but is immune to the toxic chemicals in the plant.  The regular diet of milkweed also endows this beetle with the same properties making it toxic to other insect predators.

The large number of little bugs (which resemble the adults) are nymphs. 

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