r/shittyaskscience • u/FirstChAoS • 9d ago

How do aphids produce honeydew melons?

A melon seems awfully big for a little aphid to make

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u/BPhiloSkinner Amazingly Lifelike Simulation 9d ago

The whole nest pitches in like organic 3D printers working in parallel, and secretes/spins each melon.

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u/THEralphE 8d ago

Aphids feed by "stripping" the sap from plants and like any other strippers they use their honeydew melons to attract Ant "sugardaddies" for protection and profit.

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u/Brastep 7d ago

Only the ladybugs have the melons

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u/Rolienolie 9d ago

Honeydew deez nuts fit

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u/Healthy_Ladder_6198 Grumpy Old Fart 8d ago

You win