Sweet Green. Alexanders, Smyrnium olusatrum, and Lasius niger, Garden Ant, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The umbels of Alexanders are composed of numerous pretty, small green flowers with nice white-tipped stamens. They draw lots of foraging insects, notably Hoverflies, and Ants like to collect their sweets.
Here's a Garden Ant, Lasius niger, eating its fill.
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Sweet Green. Alexanders, Smyrnium olusatrum, and Lasius niger, Garden Ant, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The umbels of Alexanders are composed of numerous pretty, small green flowers with nice white-tipped stamens. They draw lots of foraging insects, notably Hoverflies, and Ants like to collect their sweets.
Here's a Garden Ant, Lasius niger, eating its fill.
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Uploaded on April 29, 2022
Taken on April 29, 2022