Two species of them supply aphids with leaves to eat and eat the honeydew that the aphids secrete. First appearing in the Cretaceous period, they are distinguished by a pedicel formed from the first few abdominal segments and
Two species of them supply aphids with leaves to eat and eat the honeydew that the aphids secrete. First appearing in the Cretaceous period, they are distinguished by a pedicel formed from the first few abdominal segments and their elbowed antennae. Much interest has surrounded their use of pheromones and their enslavement of other species. Found in the order Hymenoptera, FTP, name these insects from which formic acid, the irritant of its sting, derives its name.
Two species of them supply aphids with leaves to eat and eat the honeydew that the aphids secrete.
Ants (prompt on Hymenoptera)