msquebanh , 28 days ago to random Observed some #FarmerAnts herding #aphids on morning walk. These farmer #ants have a special #symbiotic relationship with aphids. #Learn more: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know/farmer-ants-and-their-aphid-herds My video of the farmer ants, hard at work: https://youtube.com/shorts/NqI6hVYnoPQ?si=96nXBtYyO4LjeYVc #nature #SaanichParks #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #GorgePark #YYJ #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #Wsanec #PNW #insects #Formicidae #Hymenoptera #entomology #WorkerAnts #NatureVideos Hundreds of aphids on maple leaves.
Observed some #FarmerAnts herding #aphids on morning walk. These farmer #ants have a special #symbiotic relationship with aphids.
#Learn more: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know/farmer-ants-and-their-aphid-herds
My video of the farmer ants, hard at work: https://youtube.com/shorts/NqI6hVYnoPQ?si=96nXBtYyO4LjeYVc
#nature #SaanichParks #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #GorgePark #YYJ #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #Wsanec #PNW #insects #Formicidae #Hymenoptera #entomology #WorkerAnts #NatureVideos
Hundreds of aphids on maple leaves.