Ants and Aphids

An ant farming the black fly which feed on the sap from plants, in this case my dahlias.
They secrete honeydew which is a food source for ants!

[Diana]

Lovely close close up, hope you got rid of them afterwards 😉

[Ian George]

@ludwigsdiana Thank you Diana. I find a finger and thumb are very useful in this situation. No insecticide required.

[Jo Worboys]

That is my problem too Ian, the pink flower background has uplifted this picture to a great shot . Fav

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Heather]

An amazing close-up! That would be a lot of squishing (finger and thumb)- glad you don't have to use an insecticide.

[kali]

cool nature image revealing the life of the tiny creatures

[Hazel]

A great macro - I'm scratching!