Ants nurturing their aphid colony on big red flowers. Ants eat the secretions of the aphids. Therefore they seem to farm and protect the aphids. This is a much more intelligent system than one would think. This can destroy gardens.

Stock photo: Ants nurturing their aphid colony on big red flowers. Ants eat the secretions of the aphids. Therefore they seem to farm and protect the aphids. This is a much more intelligent system than one would think. This can destroy gardens. was taken by mstryds .