Harvesting honeydew. Ant (family Formicidae) and a beetle larva (order Coleoptera,top centre) harvesting honeydew from a scale insect (superfamily Coccoidea). Honeydew is a sugary substance excreted by the scale insect as it feeds on sap from the plant stem. In return for the honeydew the ants protect the scale insects and their eggs. Photographed in Yasuni National Park,Amazon Rainforest,Ecuador | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Read, Dr. Morley |
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