A colony of aphids tended by a Camponotus noveboracensis carpenter ant.
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A colony of aphids tended by a Camponotus noveboracensis carpenter ant. South Bristol, New York.
#Camponotus #aphids #ants #Insects #ecology
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A colony of aphids tended by a Camponotus noveboracensis carpenter ant. South Bristol, New York.
#Camponotus #aphids #ants #Insects #ecology
@alexwild @futurebird snacks?
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A colony of aphids tended by a Camponotus noveboracensis carpenter ant. South Bristol, New York.
#Camponotus #aphids #ants #Insects #ecology
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@alexwild @futurebird snacks?
@octothorpe @futurebird Drinks. Tending these for honeydew.
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A colony of aphids tended by a Camponotus noveboracensis carpenter ant. South Bristol, New York.
#Camponotus #aphids #ants #Insects #ecology
I like the photos where it seems like they have noticed the camera.
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@octothorpe @futurebird Drinks. Tending these for honeydew.
I haven't watched this species, but having watched Formica (black garden ants) tending they do sometimes... eat one or two. I don't know why. The aphids don't seem to mind?
