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Petra van Cronenburg"Cooperative brood care is key to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecology</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evolution</a> of social insects. Interestingly, social insects may also care for the brood of other species that dwell in their nests." Yellow meadow <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ants</a> protect the eggs of root <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> in their nests during winter: <a href="https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.250217" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.250217</a> via @RoyalSocietyPublishing Imagine tiny farmers breeding their cows for nectar-milking.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/socialInsects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialInsects</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/brood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#brood</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cooperation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cooperation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antodon</a>

Ryan HodnettBee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Orchid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Orchid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aphids</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ArtWithOpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtWithOpenSource</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Darktable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Darktable</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CCBYSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CCBYSA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BloomScrolling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Florespondence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Florespondence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Orchids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Orchids</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Flower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flower</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flowers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FlowersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FlowersOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plant</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaturePhotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a>

Ryan HodnettArgentine Ant (Linepithema humile) and Aphids<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ant</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hymenoptera</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aphids</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hemiptera</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ArtWithOpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtWithOpenSource</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Darktable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Darktable</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CCBYSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CCBYSA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bugs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insect</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insects</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/InsectPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InsectPhotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Animal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Animals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildlifePhotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaturePhotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a>

Petra van Cronenburg🧵 If you listened to my micro-macro-amplifyer you could hear a "roaaarrr!" against <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> on my rose. In German, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ladybird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ladybird</a> larvae are called Blattlauslöwen, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/aphid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphid</a> lions.Because of the warm winter and the terrible dryness, we have myriads of aphids. And because of farmers using more pesticides, we have less <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> and insect eating <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a>. So more aphids*. Everything is <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/interconnected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interconnected</a>. Read ALT!<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NatureMatchCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NatureMatchCuts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ladybeetle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ladybeetle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Coccinellidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coccinellidae</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HarmoniaAxyridis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HarmoniaAxyridis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a>

Manoj KumarAphids <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aphids?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natgeoindia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#natgeoindia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natgeoyourshot?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#natgeoyourshot</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikonphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikonphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikonasia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikonasia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/picoftheday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#picoftheday</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photooftheday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photooftheday</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikonnxstudio?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikonnxstudio</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nxstudio?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nxstudio</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bbcearth?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bbcearth</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikonindiaofficial?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikonindiaofficial</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natgeowild?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#natgeowild</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikonphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikonphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a>

Albert CardonaAnd an ant drink aphid pee – a high-sugar drink –, from its aphid farm. See photo 2 (the droplet) and 3 (the ant drinking it).<a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/282129084" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/282129084</a><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hymenoptera</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ants</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#entomology</a>

DennisI guess as an aphid the only thing that comes close to the terror of a ladybug is the larva of a ladybug. This one was chomping on some helpless aphids. <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/larva?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#larva</a> <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/ladybug?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ladybug</a> <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/aphids?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/bug?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bug</a> <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/canon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#canon</a> <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/canonphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#canonphotography</a> <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/eosr6markii?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eosr6markii</a> <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/ef100f28lmacroisusm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ef100f28lmacroisusm</a> <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/darktable?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darktable</a> <a href="https://metapixl.com/discover/tags/darktableprocessed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darktableprocessed</a>

Alex WildGive yourself points if you can find the little predators lurking among these bicolored frostweed aphids (Uroleucon verbesinae). I'm quite pleased with how this photo from today turned out. Might make a good print.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aphids</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insects</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Uroleucon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Uroleucon</a>

Stefan F. WirthThe <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Norwaymaple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Norwaymaple</a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Acer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Acer</a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/platanoides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#platanoides</a> is a native <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tree</a> of (Central) <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Europe</a> that spread northward after the last <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/IceAge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IceAge</a> along with mixed oak forests and is still commonly found in such <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/treecommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#treecommunities</a> today. Like all <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trees</a>, it offers <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/habitats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#habitats</a> for numerous organisms, forming complex macro#ecosystems, e.g., the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/leaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#leaves</a>, where <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> feed, while the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/ant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ant</a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Formica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Formica</a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/fusca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fusca</a> is collecting their excretions (honeydew) as food. <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#evolution</a> © <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StefanFWirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StefanFWirth</a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Berlin</a> May 2025<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photos</a> © S.F. Wirth

offbyoneAphids hate water - a jet from a hose strong enough to wash them off the rose bush will be enough to discourage most from returning. Repeat as needed to keep the infestation down.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/rose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rose</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insect</a>

DanAn ant farming "honeydew" from aphids. The ant tickles the aphids with it's antennae to stimulate excretion of the sugary waste product from the sap that the aphids feed on. 📷 Olympus OM-1 🔭 Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro 🚫 No generative AI <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/omsystem?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#omsystem</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/olympus?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#olympus</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macroverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macroverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlifephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ant?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ant</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insectphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insectphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insecta?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insecta</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aphids?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/honeydew?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#honeydew</a>

Daniel 🐅🏔A carpenter ant herding aphids on a willow leafThe more-than-human world is really cool, y'all. Look closely!<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Sarah ArnoldUltimately, what does this mean for UK biocontrol? It may mean that we will see a smaller species richness of aphid parasitoids active on some farms, which may or may not affect our ability to control aphids. We'll have to see what happens. [12/]<a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biocontrol</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/BiologicalControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BiologicalControl</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Horticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Horticulture</a> <a href="https://sciencemastodon.com/tags/Aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aphids</a>

Bryan WrightAn invading army of aphids, happily slurping plant juice.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bugs</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hemiptera</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a>

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Alex WildPheidole bicarinata big-headed ants tend to aphids on the underside of a fern in Indiana Dunes National Park. The ants are supposed to protect the aphids, but they seem to have missed a ladybird beetle larva snacking through the herd.<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pheidole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pheidole</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insects</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aphids</a>

PhoenixSerenityObserved some <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FarmerAnts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FarmerAnts</a> herding <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> on morning walk. These farmer <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ants</a> have a special <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/symbiotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#symbiotic</a> relationship with aphids.<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Learn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Learn</a> more: <a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know/farmer-ants-and-their-aphid-herds" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know/farmer-ants-and-their-aphid-herds</a>My video of the farmer ants, hard at work: <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/NqI6hVYnoPQ?si=96nXBtYyO4LjeYVc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/shorts/NqI6hVYnoPQ?si=96nXBtYyO4LjeYVc</a><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SaanichParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaanichParks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/VictoriaBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VictoriaBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/VanIsle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VanIsle</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/GorgePark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GorgePark</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/YYJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YYJ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificNorthwest</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cascadia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Wsanec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wsanec</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PNW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Formicidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Formicidae</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hymenoptera</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WorkerAnts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorkerAnts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NatureVideos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NatureVideos</a>

PestinfoNo recommendations exist for the <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biocontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biocontrol</a> of <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> in winter high tunnel <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crops</a> like <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/spinach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spinach</a> and <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/strawberry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#strawberry</a>. Three commercially available <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/predators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#predators</a> (insidious flower bug, two-spotted lady beetle and the common green lacewing) in combination with 3 <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biorational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biorational</a> products were tested against aphids like the potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) - article in the journal Biocontrol by Samantha A. Willden and others - <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105511" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2024.105511</a>

Mary C LeggAphid on Columbine Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/ 4.5 1/320 iso: 320 Prague, Czech Republic 4/15/2024 <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aphids</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pests</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#invertebrates</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macro</a>

OmilenI really like insects and every time I can I observe them and take a photo, when I took these photos in Aalborg Dk. I discovered that not only humans are expert milkers. This black ant (lasius niger) takes care of aphids, which it then milks. The ants climb the branches of a small bush and head towards a group of aphids (Aphidae) that are calmly sucking the sap from the plant. When they reach them, an ant touches the back of one of the aphids with its antennae and it immediately releases a drop of sugary liquid that is quickly drunk by the ant. A symbiotic relationship has developed between ants and aphids in which the aphid feeds the ant and in return the ant is responsible for protecting them against their predators, which they attack when they approach. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ants?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ants</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aphids?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aalborg?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aalborg</a>

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