Ants harvesting hemipteran honeydew on a plant in a tropical rainforest. Ants (family Formicidae) and true bugs (order Hemiptera) have a symbiotic relationship. The ants feed on honeydew from the hemipterans and in return the ants protect the hemipterans and their eggs. Honeydew is a sugary substance excreted by the hemipterans as they feed on the sap from a plant's stem. Photographed in Ecuador | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Landmann, Patrick |
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