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Black garden ants milking aphids - 2, Berghem, Netherlands Here we seen one ant drumming on the abdomen of the aphid, the agreed signal to communicate it wants more sugary stuff. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100882/black_garden_ants_milking_aphids_berghem_netherlands.html" title="Black garden ants milking aphids, Berghem, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/100882_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=n6Bj3iybSkVP0A%2BRRnhu1BuCNsE%3D" width="110" height="152" alt="Black garden ants milking aphids, Berghem, Netherlands The classic example of a symbiotic relationship: ants milking aphids. The ants require the honeydew whilst the aphids have evolved to become defenseless without ant protection.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100881/black_garden_ants_milking_aphids_-_2_berghem_netherlands.html Berghem,Black garden ant,Europe,Lasius niger,Netherlands,World" /></a></figure> Berghem,Europe,Geotagged,Netherlands,Summer,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Black garden ants milking aphids - 2, Berghem, Netherlands

Here we seen one ant drumming on the abdomen of the aphid, the agreed signal to communicate it wants more sugary stuff.

Black garden ants milking aphids, Berghem, Netherlands The classic example of a symbiotic relationship: ants milking aphids. The ants require the honeydew whilst the aphids have evolved to become defenseless without ant protection.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/100881/black_garden_ants_milking_aphids_-_2_berghem_netherlands.html Berghem,Black garden ant,Europe,Lasius niger,Netherlands,World

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Sep 5, 2020. Captured Jun 22, 2020 14:09 in Hoessenboslaan 60, Berghem, Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/14.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm
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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.