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Sneak Peek: Born Pregnant: Aphids Invade with an Onslaught of Clones

Female aphids are the matriarchs of a successful family operation— taking over your garden. But don’t lose hope; these pests have some serious predators and creepy parasites looking to take them down.

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Sneak Peek: Born Pregnant: Aphids Invade with an Onslaught of Clones

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Thanks for answering, that's really interesting. I wonder if that means that they differentiate into new sub species more akin to bacteria than similar insects.

Darron Perry Jr

The answer is it depends! "Most aphids you see are most likely female, some species of aphids do not even have a male counterpart. In other species, males may only be created during certain parts of the year." https://interestingengineering.com/the-very-strange-science-of-aphids

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Are there no male Aphids?

Darron Perry Jr


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