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The Ant and the Ladybug

The Ant and the Ladybug

These are natural enemies. Ladybugs are named after prayers to relieve a farmer of a plague of aphids was cleared by ladybugs. Ants farm aphids for which the ...
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These are natural enemies. Ladybugs are named after prayers to relieve a farmer of a plague of aphids was cleared by ladybugs. Ants farm aphids for which the aphids reward the ant with sugar rich honeydew. So ant protect the aphids that they "farm" and that means facing off the aphid predators.
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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 65/1

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Jul, 2020

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