The 'legs' are the fruiting bodies of Hawthorn rust which release spores. Those spores go on to infect the 2nd host in this disease, a Juniper. There, they grow into the 2nd form of the fungus which forms galls, then jelly-like growths, which finally release spores which go on to infect hawthorns (plus other related trees, like apples), thus completing the cycle.
I think the little hatchlings are Shield bugs, which go through several "instars" before becoming adults. They are sap-suckers, but cause insignificant amounts of damage, so are nothing to worry about.
Thank you for your replies. I've currently got the leaf with the bugs on in a container inside as I thought they were ladybugs. The leaf was taken off the tree yesterday. I didn't want them to die. The leaf was dying. I'm not sure what I should do with them now. Any advice? Should I just put the whole lot back outside?
Sorry if this has already been said...The ants farm the aphids, the aphids suck out the sugars from the plant then the ants drink the waste (wee) from the aphids.
Sorry if this has already been said...The ants farm the aphids, the aphids suck out the sugars from the plant then the ants drink the waste (wee) from the aphids.
There are no aphids in any of the photos in this thread @Sunflower26
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Maybe not in the pictures, but in the first post it was mentioned that ants were going up to the ends of the leaves and spending a lot of time under them. I was just saying what the ants maybe doing.
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There were ants in my first post about my tree. But there were no aphids. They seemed to be going underneath the new leaves and maybe eating something there. I recently posted about my Astilbe. That was covered in black aphids and ants x.
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Thanks for correcting me on the bug eggs ID.
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There are no aphids in any of the photos in this thread @Sunflower26
Maybe not in the pictures, but in the first post it was mentioned that ants were going up to the ends of the leaves and spending a lot of time under them. I was just saying what the ants maybe doing.
I do however bow to your superior knowledge on all things
Failure is always an option.