A Linepithema iniquum worker collects honeydew from a flat scale insect. Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
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
The prickly little beast on the right is a millipede in the genus Polyxenus. I found several of these living in the brood nest of a Temnothorax rugatulus ant, where they were probably scavenging on the ant's refuse. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA
