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From totally unscientific observations I made as a young child: the ants actually deploy and protect the aphids like cattle. I remember seeing ants literally ca
by ajmurmann 7y ago
From totally unscientific observations I made as a young child: the ants actually deploy and protect the aphids like cattle. I remember seeing ants literally carry ladybugs away from the aphids.
- eitland 7y agoWish I was that patient when I was young :-) Meanwhile I've been looking around and while most of the results here aren't scientific studies they still support our observations: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ants+aphids+relationship&t=fpas&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ants+aphids+relationship&t=fpas&ia...
- lelf 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphid#Ant_mutualism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphid#Ant_mutualism
- onorton 7y agoI remember reading that in a book when I was about 6 or 7 and it turned my childhood obsession of dinosaurs into one of ants.
- dillonmckay 7y agoSame with fingernail or toenail clippings.