Aphids – Asian Scientist Magazine

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Ants And Aphids Are Friends With Benefits

Researchers in Japan have discovered that ants actively manipulate aphid populations to obtain a sweet snack.

In the Lab

Ants Could Be Influencing The Colors Of Their Aphid Allies

The differences in coloring within an aphid colony may depend upon aphids’ interactions with their ant allies rather than with their predators, according to researchers.

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