The caterpillar produces secretions attractive to ants, and in turn the ants protect the caterpillar from predators and parasites. San Diego County, California.
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Alex Wild on Nostr: A Formica francoeuri field ant worker tending to the larva of a Great Copper ...
A Formica francoeuri field ant worker tending to the larva of a Great Copper butterfly (Lycaena xanthoides).
The caterpillar produces secretions attractive to ants, and in turn the ants protect the caterpillar from predators and parasites. San Diego County, California.
#Ants #Lycaenidae #Ecology #Insects #photography #Caterpillar
The caterpillar produces secretions attractive to ants, and in turn the ants protect the caterpillar from predators and parasites. San Diego County, California.
#Ants #Lycaenidae #Ecology #Insects #photography #Caterpillar