Found ants and scales on a neighbor's apple tree.
Ant is the False Honey Ant,
Prenolepis imparis. See
AntWeb.
Ants are drinking the substance the scale is secreting.
Also see
this photo.
Contributed by
Joyce Gross on 30 April, 2005 - 10:22pm
Last updated 1 August, 2006 - 3:26am