Ants (Myrmica sp.) tending aphids (Chaitophorus populicola) photo

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14-Jul-2022	Gary Walton

Ants (Myrmica sp.) tending aphids (Chaitophorus populicola)

Skelton, Minnesota

Aphids and ants on a balsam poplar leaf petiole. One of the darker aphids is giving birth to a nymph (middle right, the new aphid is yellowish). Most of the aphids in the picture are probably clones of one or a few aphids from the original batch.

Canon EOS Rebel T6
1/160s f/5.6 at 100.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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