The bug that poops candy - George Zaidan

A video on YouTube. In Explainers, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

This video explains what aphid sap is, how aphids feed on plants using high pressure and a stylus, and how their digestive systems process sugar to produce honeydew.

From the video

Answers: What is aphid butt candy and how is it made?

aphid biology
phloem sap
honeydew production
plant defenses
telescopic development

What it concludes

Aphids feed on plant phloem sap, which is under extremely high pressure.
Aphids use an enzyme called sucrase to break down sucrose into fructose and a three-unit sugar.
Green peach aphids can produce 20 generations within a single season through telescopic development.

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