Aren’t these cool shots?!? I mean…if I do say so myself. I just mean seeing that little bowl of aphids there and the ant tending them. So So SOOOO cool.
While Adrian, our neighbour, and the kids were out tending the bees they noticed these little guys. The neighbour, who’s an entmologist and so patient and generous with his time, told Ryan and Julia all about them.
The ants actually protect and “farm” the aphids. They excrete honey dew which the ants eat. How do the ants get it? The ants tickle the aphids until the aphids “poop” out the honey dew. Tee hee.
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Fabulous picture! So interesting.
That is FABULOUS! Really good pictures. I have always loved “ant farmers”.
Those are great photos and that is really cool how the ants tend the aphids.
never seen anything like it. ( I call honey – Bee Vomit)
My daughter loves to just tell people out of the blue…”did you know that honey is bees’ stomach acid?” A quick way to turn people off honey!