Some ants farm aphids, tending them and stroking them with their antenna for the sweet honeydew produced from the rear end. I rather wish they wouldn't when it's my plants that are the farm!
Some ants farm aphids, tending them and stroking them with their antenna for the sweet honeydew produced from the rear end. I rather wish they wouldn't when it's my plants that are the farm!
They do that here too, but since I don’t grow food crops it is not a problem for me. I like Ants, they are such clever creatures, and to see them farming the Aphids is rather special.
Good post. thanks.