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29-May-2025 copyright Elizabeth Bickel

Danger!!! An Ant! 5-29-25

Ants will farm aphids on flowering plants: https://pbase.com/britestar/image/125354323
So, it makes me very nervous whenever I see an ant on one of my hibiscuses.
It's next to impossible to eradicate them once they start an aphid farm.

Hopefully, this was an innocent stray ant and not a scout looking for "farmland".


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Alexander Kazakov31-May-2025 11:08
Amazing! V
Bryan Murahashi31-May-2025 03:35
A beautiful bloom with its intruder. Ladybugs love aphids.
Nick Paoni31-May-2025 01:45
Love how the flower stands out from the background, and the ant from the flower.
Hank Vander Velde31-May-2025 01:13
Beautiful well captured close-up well explained Liz.
larose forest photos31-May-2025 00:43
Gorgeous image and very fine shot. Ants are notorious for "farming" many critters, forming a symbiotic relationship that benefits both species, if not the gardener. V
joseantonio30-May-2025 10:56
lovely closeup details.V.