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Thrips

life science Maturity 5-7

Thrips are very tiny bugs.

Thrips physapus.jpg
Thrips physapus.jpg
They have thin bodies. Their wings look like tiny feathers. Some thrips eat plants. Others help flowers grow. They are small but busy!
Thrips.webm
Thrips.webm
Can you find one in a garden?

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File:Thrips physapus.jpg
Thrips physapus.jpg
File:Heliothrips asymmetric mouthparts.jpg
Heliothrips asymmetric mouthparts.jpg
File:Parallelothrips separatus.jpg
Parallelothrips separatus.jpg
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Frankadult.jpg
File:Myrsine howittiana.jpg
Myrsine howittiana.jpg
File:Leaf curling in coffee caused by hoplandothrips.JPG
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Australian insects (Plate XXXVII) (7268276524).jpg
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File:Thrips nymph.jpg
Thrips nymph.jpg
File:Tomato with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus.jpg
Tomato with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus.jpg
File:Ponticulothrips diospyrosi.jpg
Ponticulothrips diospyrosi.jpg
File:Asilidae_thrips.jpg
Asilidae_thrips.jpg
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