Ants and Aphids in Summer
The aphids provide honeydew to the ants while the ants will take the aphids into their nests at night to protect them from predators and escort them back to a plant the next morning.
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Location: hook norton oxfordshire england great britain uk
Photo credit: © MELVIN GREEN / Alamy / Afripics
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