It is amazing watching themin my last garden the ants had taken to farming the aphids for their sticky sweet liquid, so they were constantly protecting them like shepherds, while the ladybird larvae hung out around the edges of the plant waiting for their chance, like wolves
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emvee cruor deo cruoris,
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I had to remove some weedsin my other house. They were infested with aphids. As soon as I got near I was attacked and bitten quite badly by an army of ants. It's fascinating how those little chaps work.
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Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice,
Wed 7 Jul 2010, 10:04,
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