Ants and Aphids

Ants and aphids have a symbiotic relationship and are often found together on plants. Ants protect aphid eggs during the winter and then take them to a food source when they are born. As aphids eat, they secrete "honeydew," a sugary substance which the ants then suck out of them.

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