An oak scale releases a droplet of sweet honeydew, excess sugars from its diet of tree sap, which is lapped up by some attendant acrobat ants. Austin, Texas, USA.
An acrobat ant tends to aphids for honeydew. Austin, Texas, USA.
One of North America's largest and most distinct acrobat ants, Crematogaster laeviuscula is a conspicuous member of the Texas insect fauna. Austin, Texas, USA.