
Thursday, 8th February 2007
Milkweed Aphids
by Aroid
Milkweed Aphid, Aphis Nerii.
Equipment: Canon PowerShot A620
Aroid
I am an evolutionary biologist at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Teach classes in plant biology, plant products, plant systematics, medicinal plants
Website: Aroid
Milkweed Aphids by Aroid was photo of the day on Thursday, 8th February 2007. It is tagged Insects, Macro. You can leave a comment below.

8 Comments
Lee
As a “close-up” this is really up close! Have you tried the Botany Photo of the Day site? It’s an excellent site and they would appreciate your photos beyond my simple observation. What “family” dynamics this shows. Thanks!
Photo Buffet
Absolutely amazing! My dad was a farm advisor for many years, and I remember him discussing aphids & crop damage. Never had such a closeup look at them until today! Thanks.
Anurag
Really good Macro. Nice color combination.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
Nice! A slightly larger DOF would have made this picture 100% perfect imho.
Renee
These photos are really nice..i didnt know what these little insects even looked liked!
Su
What strange creatures, good shot.
mike
I have never seen those insects before.
su
Creepy but cool.