One of the weirdest things about pea aphids is their reproductive cycle. Most animals reproduce in one of two ways: asexually or sexually. But the pea aphid does not stick to just one type of reproduction...and it gives birth to pregnant clones. Get the pea aphid pin here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-pea-aphid Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription This month's pin is designed by Sajan Rai. You can find out more about their work here: http://www.sajanrai.co.uk/ You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com Follow us on socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bizarrebeasts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow/ #BizarreBeasts #aphids #insects ----- Sources: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/genetics-research/article/lack-of-detectable-genetic-recombination-on-the-x-chromosome-during-the-parthenogenetic-production-of-female-and-male-aphids/37CA87B35DB59E4667D9FA64E8569BF9 https://www.britannica.com/animal/aphid https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0174791 https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Aphididae/ https://academic.oup.com/jipm/article/11/1/18/5918920 https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_2813#:~:text=The%20origin%20of%20pea%20aphid,some%20of%20the%20same%20crops. https://agresearch.montana.edu/wtarc/producerinfo/entomology-insect-ecology/RussianWheatAphid/MontGuide.pdf https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=mpqmCwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&ots=-XMS50R7pk&sig=5POXhIgEkVRjnwtwOcReC3TReU8#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/acyrthosiphon-pisum ------ Images: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail//946036706 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1062581866 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1145631054 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1166982736 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1167079897 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1192047142 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1215467463 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1295345334 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1311051529 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1318733154 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1321318951 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1334551299 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1338492913 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1366050613 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1388936031 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1392755573 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1433393192 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1461099696 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1478031412 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1482160133 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1497579744 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1505246051 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1636828852 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/473348397 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/478455380 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/500258755 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/675573424 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/924547490 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/960353208 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/960356420 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/960374628 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/960396644 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/960435194 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/978934182 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117285 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1248226 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41219923 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49814244 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62722305 https://www.invasive.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5572821 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEWyPlarNCE https://youtu.be/0d7rzRFSiPw?si=TiUwSDvrvte0e1gl https://youtu.be/feVKSbw_sA8?si=s1K_WeFA1c9sCA_E