Aphidoidea

Japanese: Aphidoidea
Aphidoidea

...A general term for insects belonging to the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. The name "aphid" comes from the fact that children in the Edo period would crush these insects that swarmed around plants and apply the liquid to their hair to make it shiny, but since many species live symbiotically with ants and are protected by the ants' excretions, the name "arimaki" (meaning ant farm) is also widely used.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Aphidoidea" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…半翅目アブラムシ上科Aphidoideaに属する昆虫の総称。江戸時代の子どもが,草木に群がるこの類をつぶして,その液を髪の毛にぬってつやを出して遊んだことからアブラムシの名が生まれたが,アリと共生し,アリに排出物を与えて守ってもらう種類が多いので,アリマキ(アリの牧場の意)の名も広く用いられる。…

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