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05-MAY-2006

Guarding the lifestock

Ant guarding a couple of aphids. They "milk" them, the aphids excrete little droplets of sugary liquid when handled by the ants, and the ants defend them against predators like ladybugs.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5X Macro
1/125s f/11.0 at 65.0mm iso800 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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