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ssssnakeluvr · 03-09-2007, 10:09 PM

ants and aphids?? Yes...common occurance...the ants protect the aphids which feed off the plants...the ants stroke the aphids with the antennae and the aphids secret a sweet liquid which feeds the ants...I'm a bit of an ant nut too....

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ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,079 Country:	Re: The Nature Photography Thread ants and aphids?? Yes...common occurance...the ants protect the aphids which feed off the plants...the ants stroke the aphids with the antennae and the aphids secret a sweet liquid which feeds the ants...I'm a bit of an ant nut too....