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!
BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY
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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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May 30, 2023 at 6:45 pm
Sure sounds nice!
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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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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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May 22, 2023 at 8:36 pm
Thank you, Eliza 😊
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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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May 22, 2023 at 4:46 pm
Thank you, Anita.
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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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May 22, 2023 at 4:44 pm
Could be staking a claim 😊
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May 22, 2023 at 11:18 am
Yes, they are two peas in a pod, for sure! Nice shot.
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May 22, 2023 at 6:25 pm
Thank you!
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May 22, 2023 at 8:50 pm
Welcome!
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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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May 22, 2023 at 10:58 am
Thank you. As the buds open more, the challenge to photograph them will be greater😊.
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May 22, 2023 at 12:14 pm
If anyone can do it justice, you can.
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May 22, 2023 at 1:41 pm
It’s always fun, thanks.
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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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May 22, 2023 at 10:55 am
Wouldn’t that be nice!
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