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Myrmica? with aphids & syrphid larva - Myrmica rubra - female
Copyright © 2015 Charley Eiseman

Myrmica? with aphids & syrphid larva - Myrmica rubra - Female
Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
June 19, 2015
Size: 4.5 mm

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Myrmica? with aphids & syrphid larva - Myrmica rubra - female Myrmica? with aphids & syrphid larva - Myrmica rubra - female
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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 10 November, 2015 - 9:45pm
Last updated 12 November, 2015 - 4:15pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… James C. Trager, 12 November, 2015 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

Silly ants
So much for protecting their herd! Those ants walk all over the syrphid maggot oblivious of the fact that it is feeding on aphids. I have seen similar scenes.
… Beatriz Moisset, 10 November, 2015 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Oblivious
I think there is also an Aphidoletes larva here that both ants are missing---in the above photo, the left ant has its face right over it, and in the second photo the right ant is stepping on it!
… Charley Eiseman, 11 November, 2015 - 5:17am login or register to post comments

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