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Originally Posted by solid7
I don't agree with you on this one.
The legs are too long, and the OP seems to be indicating that they are still alive when he tries to remove them. There should also be more of them, in the hatched out condition. (please confirm, OP)
Although, it would certainly be helpful to have something in the photo for scale.
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It is a mummified aphid. No, the legs are not too long. This mummified aphid is not moving b/c it is too crispy. No there should not be more of them. The parasitic wasp female lays one in a aphid colony and then moves to another aphid colony to lay another egg.
Believe me, I know a parasitized aphid when I see one.