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The Bee and the Ant

Lavender. Honey bees love it. We watched a honey bee foraging on lavender blossoms last weekend, when an ant appeared on the scene. The ant? A worker of Liometopum occidentale (velvety tree ant), according to ant specialist Phil Ward, professor of entomology at the University of...

A honey bee encounters a velvety tree ant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee encounters a velvety tree ant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Velvety tree ant touches the antennae of a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Velvety tree ant touches the antennae of a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 10:08 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Alex Wild (22), Andrea Lucky (8), ants (45), Eleanor Spicer Rice (2), honey bee (258), Phil Ward (36), The School of Ants (1)

Posts Tagged: Eleanor Spicer Rice

The Bee and the Ant

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