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An ant tends his 'flock' of aphids

An example of mutualism is ants and aphids. Ants protect aphids from predators and, in exchange, ants benefit from eating the 'honeydew' excreted by the aphids.
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7100, f/16 @ 55 mm, 1/250, ISO 100, Flash

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Keywords:bugs - homoptera/Aphids - Family Aphididae/Aphids - Unidentified sp., places/CA/Long Beach/El Dorado Park and Nature Center, special tags/Terminology/Mutualism

An ant tends his 'flock' of aphids