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leafhopperant190128_A5342smsh
Child labour.
It is the job of leaf hoppers to produce excrement laced with sugar and other nutrients that the local ants feed on. In this case, two small nymphal leafhoppers are being milked by a couple of large ants.
No insects were harmed in the making of this picture. :-)
Canberra has now exceeded its average January rainfall by all of 1.2 mm. Just a little bit of moisture is all it takes to wake up insect life in the garden and the bush.
Urban Canberra, Australia, 2019.
View large on black.
leafhopperant190128_A5342smsh
Child labour.
It is the job of leaf hoppers to produce excrement laced with sugar and other nutrients that the local ants feed on. In this case, two small nymphal leafhoppers are being milked by a couple of large ants.
No insects were harmed in the making of this picture. :-)
Canberra has now exceeded its average January rainfall by all of 1.2 mm. Just a little bit of moisture is all it takes to wake up insect life in the garden and the bush.
Urban Canberra, Australia, 2019.
View large on black.