A scale insect coated in thick white wax, resembling a sheep's coat, walking on a plant. The wax is thick like merengue peaks. The scale's thin, bare brown antennae and legs stick out.
Seen from the side. A scale insect coated in thick white wax, resembling a sheep's coat, walking on a plant. The wax is thick like merengue peaks. The scale's thin, bare brown antennae and legs stick out.
Seen from above. A scale insect coated in thick white wax, resembling a sheep's coat, walking on a plant. The wax is thick like merengue peaks. The scale's thin, bare brown antennae and legs stick out.
Scale in sheep's clothing 🐑
Baaaaaaa!!!
#ensignscaleinsect #Ortheziidae: #Orthezia solidaginis
North Carolina, USA
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