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Hoppers and ants on Helianthus - Myrmica
Copyright © 2008 Hannah Nendick-Mason

Hoppers and ants on Helianthus - Myrmica
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
July 6, 2008
Size: 4mm (each) approx
I came across this scene on (I believe) Helianthus, or a near relative. The nymph appears to be Campylenchia, but the adult does not fit there - what is it? Anyone know enough to ID the ants?

I wonder if it's commnon for ant farmers to diversify their herds? On the same day I found three hopper spp. (I think) being tended by ants on goldenrod.

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Hoppers and ants on Helianthus - Myrmica Hoppers and ants on Helianthus - Publilia concava
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Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 7 July, 2008 - 3:08pm
Last updated 3 October, 2019 - 3:22pm

Moved
Moved from Treehoppers.

Thanks for the ID, Richard.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 16 September, 2008 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

Ants are workers of genus Myrmica (Myrmicinae).
Thw magnification barely allows a more precise ID, but this is bviously a close relative of the introduced M. rubra.
… Richard Vernier, 15 September, 2008 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

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