Camponotus
This Carpenter Ant is tending to aphids. Aphids emit a sweet nectar that attracts the ants and
so the ants guard them. Symbiosis in the sweetest sense. © Carol Davis, 9-14-2008
The ants gather the sweet liquid emitted by the aphids with their antenna. Perhaps they are sharing it in this photo taken at
Strawberry Reservoir in Utah. © Carol Davis, 9-14-2008
A different colored Carpenter Ant in Salt Lake City, Utah © Carol Davis, 7-3-2008
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