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alexwild > Formica obscuripes mound ants gather honeydew from aphids. Sagehen Creek, California, USA
alexwild > A minor worker of Camponotus floridanus tending scale insects. Camponotus are more dependent on honeydew-producing insects than are most other ant species, and their guts contain highly specialized microbes that help the ants thrive on the carbohydrate-rich diet. Archbold Biological Station, Florida
alexwild > Camponotus floridanus tending scale insects. Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
alexwild > Aphaenogaster treatae transporting an aphid. Lake Glendale, Illinois, USA
alexwild > On the underside of a sun-soaked leaf, Aphaenogaster tennesseensis tending to Entylia sp. treehoppers. The treehoppers secrete sweet honeydew for the ants in exchange for protections from parasites and predators. Lake Glendale, Illinois, USA
alexwild > On the underside of a sun-soaked leaf, Aphaenogaster tennesseensis tending to Entylia sp. treehoppers. The treehoppers secrete sweet honeydew for the ants in exchange for protections from parasites and predators. Lake Glendale, Illinois, USA
alexwild > Aphaenogaster tennesseensis tending to Entylia sp. treehoppers. The treehoppers secrete sweet honeydew for the ants in exchange for protections from parasites and predators. Lake Glendale, Illinois, USA
alexwild > Aphaenogaster tennesseensis tending to Entylia sp. treehoppers. The spiky-looking bugs are the immature stages of the larger shield-shaped insects. Lake Glendale, Illinois, USA
alexwild > Ants (Pheidole megacephala) tending aphids for honeydew. The tight association of ants and aphids give the ants a significant carbohydrate boost and the aphids protection from predators. St. Lucia, KZN, South Africa
Formica obscuripes mound ants gather honeydew from aphids.

Sagehen Creek, California, USA
alexwild > Formica obscuripes mound ants gather honeydew from aphids. Sagehen Creek, California, USA
Formica obscuripes mound ants gather honeydew from aphids.

Sagehen Creek, California, USA
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