Your milkweed bug is looking for food. They inject saliva into the seed pod to partially digest the seeds inside, then suck up the liquid through their straw like mouthparts. The action releases a chemical signal that attracts other milkweed bugs to the large food source.
Hi Bob,
Your milkweed bug is looking for food. They inject saliva into the seed pod to partially digest the seeds inside, then suck up the liquid through their straw like mouthparts. The action releases a chemical signal that attracts other milkweed bugs to the large food source.
Thanks Pete! Amazing.
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