BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY

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MIGHTY ANT

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Ants and peonies seem to go together. Ants protect the flowers from nuisance pests and the flowers provide the ants with nectar. A win win.  I enjoy these flowers too as well as the sport of catching an ant as it speeds around the peony buds!

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  1. Kathy Maloney's avatar
    katmatloveblog
    May 30, 2023 at 5:53 pm

    When I was a kid on the farm we had a row of peony bushes along the lane. I would watch the ants for hours. And the sky. And tadpoles. Sigh… 🤣

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    Bay Photos By Donna
    May 23, 2023 at 12:54 pm

    What a beautiful photo to share an ant!! It’s say, “Mine. Mine all mine!” 🙂

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    Eliza Waters
    May 22, 2023 at 7:54 pm

    I love this image, Belinda! It speaks volumes of the cooperative relationships that exist in nature.

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    100 Country Trek
    May 22, 2023 at 1:50 pm

    Thanks for sharing this idea . Great picture. I saw that ant on peony bud. Anita

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    Denzil
    May 22, 2023 at 1:20 pm

    Yes I have noticed that, but even on an unopened bud, which suggests either great foresight or leaking nectar. Or the smell of nectar being made inside the bud?

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    sandyjwhite
    May 22, 2023 at 11:18 am

    Yes, they are two peas in a pod, for sure! Nice shot.

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  7. wordsfromanneli's avatar
    wordsfromanneli
    May 22, 2023 at 7:04 am

    Great picture. I’ve seen ants on peony buds often and it is a typical combination. Nice photo of them both.

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    Lynette d'Arty-Cross
    May 22, 2023 at 1:48 am

    Peonies are so beautiful, and I like symbiotic relationship between them and the ants. Something we humans could emulate. 🙂

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