Ants

Challenge #4 - We need to focus on a subject. The boys chose Ants.

Did you know that Ants have pets? I had no idea and it never even occurred to me! Ants are like farmers, they milk their pet Aphid. Yes, they have aphid's as pets. Those pesty things that eat my garden. So here is the scoop, the ants keep the aphid's in their nest during the winter months. In the Spring the ants move them to a plant. The ants eat the honeydew that they milk from the aphid. How do they milk them? The ants rub their antennae on the back of the aphid and the milk or honeydew comes out of the tummy or if you want to be techinical the aphid's abdomen.

Also, the pet aphid is protected by the ants. If you are not a pet and you are a FREE APHID, the lady bugs are gonna get you!