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
Cantaloupe and honeydew are both delicious, I am not casting shade on either, but there is nothing finer — or more hydrating, or more delicious — than watermelon.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
Ants will protect aphids in order to feast on the sticky honeydew that they produce.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
It’s honeydew, a sweet substance excreted out of the lanternflies’ anuses as they feed in the canopy above.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 31, 2023
“Is that he that hath fed on honeydew? Is that my saintly, sugarcoated brother, projected hero of the first game? The patron saint of jump shots?”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
