The bug that poops candy - George Zaidan
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Aphids can reproduce incredibly fast: they can make 20 new generations within a single season. And that means lots of poop. Some aphid populations can produce hundreds of kilograms of poop per acre— making them some of the most prolific poopers on the planet. We know this poop as the sweet, syrupy liquid called honeydew. George Zaidan explores the wonderfully weird life of an aphid.
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These little bugs are so small you might have gone your whole life without seeing a single one. But they’re a plant’s worst nightmare, for two very different – and fascinating – reasons.
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If you enjoyed learning about aphids, and how creatures have been taking advantage of their sweet secretions, check out Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of What We Put In Us and On Us:
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