An ant in the Nylanderia vividula/terricola species complex tends aphids for honeydew. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, Texas, USA.
Honeydew from root aphids (Aphidae: Eriosomatinae) is an important part of the diet of the subterranean ant Lasius nearcticus. South Bristol, New York, USA
Melissotarsus may be the only lineage besides humans to raise other animals for meat. Here, workers tend to domesticated scale insects inside the nest galleries. Kibale Forest, Uganda