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DanAn ant farming "honeydew" from aphids. The ant tickles the aphids with it's antennae to stimulate excretion of the sugary waste product from the sap that the aphids feed on. <br> <br> 📷 Olympus OM-1 <br> 🔭 Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro <br> 🚫 No generative AI <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/omsystem?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#omsystem</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/olympus?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#olympus</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macroverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macroverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlifephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ant?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ant</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insectphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insectphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insecta?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insecta</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aphids?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aphids</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/honeydew?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#honeydew</a>
CellBioNews<p>Protecting <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crops</span></a>: <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/RNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNA</span></a>-based substances open up new avenue to combat a widespread <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plant</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virus</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/mosaic_virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosaic_virus</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/food_security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food_security</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/vectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vectors</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/siRNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>siRNA</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/edsRNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edsRNA</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-crops-rna-based-substances-avenue.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-03-crops-rn</span><span class="invisible">a-based-substances-avenue.html</span></a></p>
🦇 Domo<p>I drew an ant harvesting honeydew. Please care.</p><p><a href="https://pizza.enby.city/tags/domo_art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>domo_art</span></a> <a href="https://pizza.enby.city/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ants</span></a> <a href="https://pizza.enby.city/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a> <a href="https://pizza.enby.city/tags/fediart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediart</span></a> <a href="https://pizza.enby.city/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://pizza.enby.city/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a></p>
Daniel 🐅🏔<p>A carpenter ant herding aphids on a willow leaf</p><p>The more-than-human world is really cool, y'all. Look closely!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Sam<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Milkweed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Milkweed</a> with <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aphids?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aphids</a>, April '18, Oracle <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/StatePark?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StatePark</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Arizona?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arizona</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/darktable?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#darktable</a>
Ignacio de Miguel DíazMacro shot of ants tending to aphids on a curved green stem. Taken with a Olimpus E-M1 Mark III and the 60mm 2.8 macro<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ants?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ants</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aphids?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aphids</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/symbiosis?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#symbiosis</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlifephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturelovers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturelovers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macroworld?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macroworld</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insectphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insectphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturemacro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturemacro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/closeup?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#closeup</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/olympusmacro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#olympusmacro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/greenature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greenature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lahiruelamadrid?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lahiruelamadrid</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lahiruela?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lahiruela</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gabellipatreons?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gabellipatreons</a>
mgerique<p>At first glance they may look like pollen or some kind of seed, but they are Aphis Nerii or oleander aphids. This species looks like characters from a Pixar movie.<br />iPhone 15 Pro main camera + the lens of binoculars used as reading glasses for close focusing. <br />Valencia, september 2024.<br />My other macros in:<br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mymacrominitips/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/mymacrominitips/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>A primera vista pueden parecer polen o algún tipo de semilla, pero son Aphis Nerii o pulgones de la adelfa.<br />Los de esta especie parecen personajes de una película de Pixar.</p><p>Auf den ersten Blick sehen sie wie Pollen oder eine Art Samen aus, aber es handelt sich um Aphis nerii oder Oleanderläuse. Diese Art sieht aus wie kleine Figuren in einem Pixar-Film.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>macrophotography</span></a><br /><a href="https://c.im/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nature</span></a><br /><a href="https://c.im/tags/shotonmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>shotonmobile</span></a><br /><a href="https://c.im/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aphids</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/aphisnerii" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aphisnerii</span></a></p>
Sisyphus with a Hat<p>A little Nashville warbler reaching for some aphids. They should up a few days after all the other warblers departed southwards.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/nashvillewarbler" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nashvillewarbler</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/warblers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>warblers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/birdwatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birdwatching</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/birdphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birdphotography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/gardenbirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>gardenbirds</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/greatmigration23" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>greatmigration23</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/wildlifegardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wildlifegardening</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aphids</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/yxe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>yxe</span></a></p>
Shantell Powell<p>The thrill of the hunt. A predator stalks up on the herd, ready to pounce. <a href="https://c.im/tags/ladybug" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ladybug</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ladybird" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ladybird</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aphids</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/predators" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>predators</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/hunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hunting</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PredatorAndPrey" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PredatorAndPrey</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/milkweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>milkweed</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a></p>