http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_physics/tags/plantlouse/ Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:40:23 -0700 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:40:23 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/19/buddyicons/34021154@N00.jpg?1120391253#34021154@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_physics/tags/plantlouse/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_physics/45143303/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mr_physics/">Mr. Physics</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_physics/45143303/" title="Ants &quot;Milking&quot; Plant-louses"><img src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/29/45143303_d5196fab05_m.jpg" width="240" height="177" alt="Ants &quot;Milking&quot; Plant-louses" /></a></p> <p>Taken from the underside of the leaf; encountered during a walk through Holley State Recreation area, Michigan.<br /> <br /> Thanks to e3000 for this explanation:<br /> Plant-louses live from the sap of plants and they secrete a sort of sweet juice. Ants adore that and they lick the juice without harming the plant-louses. There are species of ants that really &quot;breed&quot; plantlouses like farmers breed their cattle.</p> Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:40:23 -0700 2005-08-27T14:21:34-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Mr. Physics) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/45143303 Ants "Milking" Plant-louses <p>Taken from the underside of the leaf; encountered during a walk through Holley State Recreation area, Michigan.<br /> <br /> Thanks to e3000 for this explanation:<br /> Plant-louses live from the sap of plants and they secrete a sort of sweet juice. Ants adore that and they lick the juice without harming the plant-louses. There are species of ants that really &quot;breed&quot; plantlouses like farmers breed their cattle.</p> Mr. Physics macro nature leaves leaf michigan ant insects bugs ants breed lice louse holley plantlouse lices plantlouses msoller