aphids clone themselves?

[geffcardo]

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=53419210

 

[maneatingmoo]

Ew, but interesting. I sortof knew they did this, but I never read into it. Call in the ladybugs!

 

[Clue]

Hmm... Didn't know that...

 

[Indigo]

haha thats cool and yet hurrified

 

[Maxx]

I'm gonna go stare at aphids now!

 

[DrWurm]

Wow, that's really really cool. Thanks for sharing!

 

[billylh]

that is such a disturbing video....now i can see why there is never just one. I started noticing them on more and more of my plants. just started the spray treatment, got my fingers crossed.

~billy

 

[F R e N c H 3 z]

Young praying mantids go crazy for those little guys, always fun to watch them go on a feeding frenzy!

 

[mmlr38]

I knew that they gave live birth, but I didn't know that the offspring were clones. Thanks for sharing!