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It goes both ways. In my garden I observed ants carrying tiny little parasitic aphids up on sensitive plant spots and eat their glucose rich feces they produc
by danaos 8y ago
It goes both ways. In my garden I observed ants carrying tiny little parasitic aphids up on sensitive plant spots and eat their glucose rich feces they produce by sucking fluids from the plant.
- markdown 8y agoFijian ants grow their own crops: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2113410-fijian-ants-grow-their-own-plant-cities-and-farm-tropical-fruits/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2113410-fijian-ants-gro...
- howard941 8y agoIf you're fortunate (but the aphids aren't) perhaps you'll spot the ants defending the aphids from other insect predators such as ladybugs.