Aphid - Arimaki

Japanese: アリマキ - ありまき
Aphid - Arimaki

Another name for the aphids of the order Hemiptera of the class Insecta. Ants love the honeydew excreted by aphids and protect them, so they were called aphids, as they were seen as an "ant farm."

[Tachikawa Shuji]

[References] | Aphids

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

昆虫綱半翅(はんし)目アブラムシ類の別名。アブラムシの排出する甘露をアリ類が好み、アブラムシを保護するところから、「アリの牧場」とみてアリマキと称された。

[立川周二]

[参照項目] | アブラムシ

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