Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 676 No. 676 |

Aphrophora alni, the European Alder Spittle Bug, is a species belonging to the family Aphrophoridae.
Ancestry Graph
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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Death in the garden“
Otto, the earwig, experiences an environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the use of neonicotinoids and confronts the deadly consequences of these insecticides for himself and other insects.



