Schizolachnus defense behaviour

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Description: English: A colony of pine needle aphids (Schizolachnus sp.) displaying diverse defense behaviours : body raise, kicking with the hind legs, emission of alarm fluids (containing alarm pheromones) etc.. In this species, the two individuals that are at the margin of the colony are typically placed with the head toward the center of the colony. This body orientation behaviour seem also to be a defense mechanism. See Völkl & Stadler (1996) for more details : [1]. Date: 28 May 2012. Source: Own work. Author: Gilles San Martin. : This file was selected as the media of the day for 11 June 2012. It was captioned as follows: English: A colony of pine needle aphids (Schizolachnus sp.) displaying diverse defense behaviours : body raise, kicking with the hind legs, emission of alarm fluids (containing alarm pheromones) etc.. In this species, the two individuals that are at the margin of the colony are typically placed with the head toward the center of the colony. This body orientation behaviour seem also to be a defense mechanism. Other languages English: A colony of pine needle aphids (Schizolachnus sp.) displaying diverse defense behaviours : body raise, kicking with the hind legs, emission of alarm fluids (containing alarm pheromones) etc.. In this species, the two individuals that are at the margin of the colony are typically placed with the head toward the center of the colony. This body orientation behaviour seem also to be a defense mechanism.Македонски: Колонија на растителни вошки (Schizolachnus sp.) покажува разновидно одбранбено поведение: кревање на телото, ритање со задните нозе, испуштање на течности за тревога и тн.中文（简体）‎: 蚜虫科 (Schizolachnus sp.)昆虫的防御行为。.