Do not eat your pet puffer. In consequence of their peculiar body plan, puffers do not swim as do most fish by curving and flexing the body. Most slow swimming is performed by the pectoral fins, with steering and stability provided by the dorsal, anal, and caudal fins.
Aphids in home gardens. Aphids are one of the most common insects found on plants. There are over 300 species of aphids found in Minnesota; they can be common in home gardens on vegetables, annuals and perennials.
Leaves Yellowed and Curled - Aphids. Honeysuckle aphids are not much bigger than the head of a pin, and have spindly legs and soft, pear-shaped bodies which may be green, brown, black, or pink. They feed on vines in the spring, when the tender new growth emerges. They suck plant sap, which causes the leaves to curl, pucker, and yellow.