I think you might find that those are aphids which suck the sap and eventually kill the plant….a natural enemy of aphids is the lady beetle whereas the ants have a symbiotic relationship….the ants care for the aphids and the aphids excrete a sugary substance which the ants enjoy feeding on. Great close ups and I hope you can get rid of them somehow from your garden.
Very good commentary by Cath – I’ve been trying to get rid of the aphids on my rose tree for a number of years now – this year I’m trying a new method : crushing the aphids with my fingers – again and again every day in the hope that the ants will stop bringing the aphids up there to to feed on my roses.
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Fint macro, här ser man i alla fall dina myror. Jag hittade en svartmyrestack i går och där såg man inte stacken för alla myror 🙂
Men så det kan gå 🙂
Hello, cool macro shot of the insects. Maybe some kind of ant? Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!
I think you might find that those are aphids which suck the sap and eventually kill the plant….a natural enemy of aphids is the lady beetle whereas the ants have a symbiotic relationship….the ants care for the aphids and the aphids excrete a sugary substance which the ants enjoy feeding on. Great close ups and I hope you can get rid of them somehow from your garden.
wow, looks like captured in microscoper
Just me and my camera 🙂
Extraordinary, intriguing detail. And love the colours too.
Very good commentary by Cath – I’ve been trying to get rid of the aphids on my rose tree for a number of years now – this year I’m trying a new method : crushing the aphids with my fingers – again and again every day in the hope that the ants will stop bringing the aphids up there to to feed on my roses.