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[TOM BUCKLEY]

SUZ,

    Initially, that's what I thought, but the fibers threw me. At first I 
thought, "OK, its a blood sucker and the fibers were actually hairs from the 
last animal it fed upon."
I now believe they are plant fibers....but I could be wrong.

Tom
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <suzzyq4 at juno.com>
To: <tbuck22 at optonline.net>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 12:03 PM
Subject: APHID OR SCALE


> What ever she is, she has an impressive ovipositor.  It look too much
> like a part of the insect to be plant matter.  Just a guess, but it is
> perfectly placed on the body and appears to be 'insect' too.  SUZ