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There's a lot going on in this photo. Some ants will tend to species of aphids, because aphids produce honeydew. Essentially, the ants farm the aphids, using them to obtain more honeydew. It's an interesting relationship: think of the ants as humans and the aphids as cattle.
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Ants are pretty neat. Not only do they tend aphids, but some species will even farm fungi as well. That's why leaf cutter ants cut leaves and take them back to their nest--they feed the fungi those leaves, and then eat the fungi.
That's wild, it's like the ants have their own personal honeydew farm!