Carpenter Ant with Aphids - Camponotus novaeboracensis (Formicidae, Formicinae, Componotini) 119z-9075556

A worker Carpenter Ant towers over her large herd of tiny aphid 'cows'. With eyes positioned on top of her head, she cannot see what is taking place beneath her jaws, so she must rely on her senses of touch and smell. Delicate, sensitive mouthparts for collecting tiny drops of honeydew are hidden behind those massive jaws.

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