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Entylia carinata
Copyright © 2012 roar

Entylia carinata
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 8, 2012
An ant tending to a young.
Contributed by roar on 15 November, 2012 - 4:30pm

milking?
The ant is palpating the treehopper nymph, who in response is extending its anal tube; did it excrete a droplet of honeydew for the ant to harvest?

This is important information, because while we think that this happens, we have no direct observations of this in nature.

Please contact me at: Hamiltona AT agr.gc.ca

Thanks!
… Andy Hamilton, 23 November, 2012 - 8:58am

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