Good morning :) How's the garden doing?

I find this so interesting:

Ants and aphids have a symbiotic relationship, as ants feed on the honeydew secreted by aphids. Ants milk aphids to obtain the honeydew and protect them from predators such as ladybugs.

However, ladybugs and their larvae are natural predators of aphids and eat them in large numbers!

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I couldn't believe it until I saw it :D thats sooo interesting! thanks for the explanation :)

Nature is full of magic :)

some things are growing, some do not :p luckily this is in the forest, on that huge thistle plant that got another kopf größer 😯

That's just how nature is... it does its thing ;)

Good for you and the insects... this way they can pursue their purpose in peace... without being disturbed by humans ;)