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Antianthes sp.
Ants "milking" treehoppers. Membracids, specially the nymphs produce sugar secretions for feeding the ants. Ants, on the other hand, protect the treehoppers from predators and parasitoid wasps.
Spotted on Oct 23, 2011
Submitted on Oct 27, 2011
3 Comments
Very interesting info! I had no idea either!
I had no idea they milked Tree Hoppers!
Cool!