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Three-in-One

I was not aware how different plant species have their own species of aphid. Here we have #18 Broad-leafed Dock with its own #95 Dock Aphid, which in turn are being "farmed" by #107 Common Black Ant. The ants feed on honeydew which the aphids secrete, and at the same time they protect the aphids from other insect predators.