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Ants and Aphids

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This is a Christmas Cactus Flower. It is very pretty, but I prefer the industrial workers and thier "cows".

For those who don't know, Ants are little ranchers...they don't eat the flesh of the aphid, but massage the back to stimulate the aphid to produce a necter.

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  1. hexodus... 90 months ago | reply

    a little colony. this is a very tiny and very nice ecosystem.

  2. davidg 90 months ago | reply

    this is so rad! i got a book on ants for x-mas. ants are weird.

  3. cybele- 90 months ago | reply

    Wow, amazing shot. And so cute how everyone is lined up at the end of the flower.

  4. MAKSTER 90 months ago | reply

    Reminds of the days when I subbed for kindergarden....
    "okay, everyone...lets form a nice line!"

  5. MAKSTER 90 months ago | reply

    Also...ants are the coolest.

    flickr.com/photos/protosheigh/9045158/

  6. bunchofpants 90 months ago | reply

    I love this--I've read about the symbiosis of anys and aphids but I've never seen them in action (so this photo is the next best thing!)

    Plus it's just a good photo ...

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