honeydew

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In 10 to 12 days, adults surface to feast for roughly 90 days on honeydew melon, decaying fruit, plant nectar and bird dung.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

The speared trio of green honeydew melons — shaped to resemble tennis balls — is the most obvious giveaway, as is the complimentary plastic cup the drink comes in.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

Ants will protect aphids in order to feast on the sticky honeydew that they produce.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Where the bugs are thick, lanternfly honeydew can kill the forest’s understory by blanketing it in stickiness, which encourages the growth of sooty mold.

From National Geographic • Aug. 31, 2023

Each of his hands was covered by a plaster cast, and each cast was as large as a honeydew melon.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen