feeding time on the rose bush

[Karen B.]

Gee talk about being under attack, luckily the rose will survive & probably still manage to look stunning. A great shot.

[Graham Thresher]

A great shot.

[Judith]

Excellent capture.

[Judith Greenwood]

Beautiful shot - I can never work out if they are good because they are harming the aphids, bad because they are swarming all over the plant or bad because they are just using the aphids, not harming them and now we have two infestations. Hmm 33% chance of being good!! But I love the colours!

[Sam]

What a magic capture Hazel! Go get the aphids......! FAV

[Hazel]

@judithg

I think you have a great understanding of aphids, ants and rose bushes!!!

[Robyn]

Nice macro detail

[wendy frost]

A terrific capture of the ants and blackfly hopefully you will still have a beautiful rose to photograph.

[Nicole]

Poor rose! They look so big those ants!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely comp and capture

[Kane Arlow]

Great capture, I'm tipping the ants won this battle.

[Lois]

Great detail!

[Gena Pegg]

Oh my goodness....what a great capture!

[Richard Hickey]

Incredible macro.

[Pat Knowles]

Little beggars...get the spray out Hazel! Great close up!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Lovely capture with these little creature enjoying the bud.

[Penelope Ann]

Hate ants with a passion! guess they are after the aphids

[Molly]

Oh dear - not seen ants attacking roses before. Mine are covered in white fly!

[Raymond Milsted]

Well caught

[Pyrrhula]

Warning. When you `ve ants on you flowers greenflies won`t be far. Soft green soap suds with spirits will do. Or get some Urtica in water, boil it, and rest for several days and then strain it . Shower the flowers with it.

[What's for dessert?]

Great detail!

[*lynn]

Great capture ~ very cool shot!

[Margaret Brown]

Fab capture

[Claire]

Urgh horrible little blighters! itching already;0)

[Lee Shirley]

Fabulous focus Hazel

[Hazel]

Well happily this is not my problem as this rose bush is in a garden down the road! I knocked on the door and asked permission for the shots!! But, for some reason, I am scratching as I type this!!!!!!!!

@dolphin @pennystot @ladymagpie @happypat @karlow75 @nicoleterheide @gigiflower @kbroges @pyrrhula

[Juls]

nice shot, are they ants with other bugs?

[michael]

So sharp, it is making me feel scratchy as well!

[Christine]

Poor rose! Good capture

[Babs]

Magnificent detail. Good to hear it was someone else's rose bush.

[Lin]

Such a great macro - wow!

[Vicki Dixon]

ohhh...that is great shot and not so great of thing to happen!

[Pyrrhula]

@quietpurplehaze But if you got , you can use it . ( if you could read/understand it )

[Hazel]

@i2spot

There do seem to be some beetle type bugs too.

[Julie Urbahn]

Wow! great shot. a fav.