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🧵 If you listened to my micro-macro-amplifyer you could hear a "roaaarrr!" against #aphids on my rose. In German, #ladybird larvae are called Blattlauslöwen, #aphid lions.

Because of the warm winter and the terrible dryness, we have myriads of aphids. And because of farmers using more pesticides, we have less #insects and insect eating #birds. So more aphids*. Everything is #interconnected. Read ALT!

PhD studentship to characterise aphid immune evolution. Lots to uncover in an insect group with major ecological & economic impact. Aphid systemic immunity is a black box. The interested PhD candidate will both provide one of the first detailed descriptions of aphid immunity, but also uncover principles of immune evolution.

Deadline July 29th at #UoExeter
Email or DM for details🐘 📩
m.hanson@exeter.ac.uk

Ants graze a herd of aphids. They feed on plant sap and excrete a sugary honeydew that the ants like.
iPhone 15 Pro ultrawide camera macro mode.
My other macros in:
instagram.com/mymacrominitips/

Unas hormigas pastorean un rebaño de pulgones. Estos se alimentan de la savia de la planta y excretan una melaza azucarada que gusta a las hormigas.

Ameisen weiden eine Herde Blattläuse ab. Diese ernähren sich vom Saft der Pflanze und scheiden einen zuckerhaltigen Honigtau aus, den Ameisen mögen.

#macro #macrolens #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotoniphone
#ant #aphid