LillyPip@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL some species of ants farm aphids like we do cowsmessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squareTIL some species of ants farm aphids like we do cowsLillyPip@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
Link: https://www.westcoastseeds.com/blogs/wcs-academy/do-ants-farm-aphids. Also ants that farm aphids select for certain traits. e: added link
minus-squaregullible@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoDealing with this is so annoying. Not because it’s difficult to handle, though it is, but because I have to exterminate multiple Argentine ant colonies in rapid succession despite loving ants. Please just let me garden in peace, ants. :(
minus-squareBleeping Lobster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoUgh after having them come into my house once… I feel you. I love you, little ant bros, just not in my house!
Dealing with this is so annoying. Not because it’s difficult to handle, though it is, but because I have to exterminate multiple Argentine ant colonies in rapid succession despite loving ants. Please just let me garden in peace, ants. :(
Ugh after having them come into my house once… I feel you. I love you, little ant bros, just not in my house!