Black garden ant (Lasius niger) milking blackflies (black bean aphids, aphis fabae). The are harvesting the honeydew.

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Location: Germany
Photo credit: © Antje Schulte - Ant Life / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: ant, aphid, aphids, aphis, bean, black, blackflies, blackfly, closeup, fabae, garden, lasius, macro, milking, niger, symbiosis