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Ant, tending bug larva - Formica subsericea
Copyright © 2004 Troy Bartlett

Ant, tending bug larva - Formica subsericea
Cohutta Wilderness, near Blue Ridge, Georgia, USA
September 5, 2003
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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:46pm
Last updated 9 December, 2010 - 11:03am

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… James C. Trager, 9 December, 2010 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

Possibly hopper nymphs -
I have been observing ants tending very similar creatures under a sunflower leaf in my garden for a month or so. They have grown up to be hoppers with two horns, very like your image below
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 14 July, 2004 - 1:59pm login or register to post comments

 
I wonder why ants seem to...
I wonder why they seem to tend to other species? I have photos of ants tending to aphids, and I just am curious why, I know some species produce a sweet nectar for the ants, but aphids and hopper larvae.. I don't know why.

Charles
… Charles Weber, 19 April, 2005 - 11:39pm login or register to post comments

 
These hoppers also produce ho
These hoppers also produce honeydew.
… James C. Trager, 9 December, 2010 - 11:04am login or register to post comments

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