1media/aphid.jpg2019-04-07T23:42:15-07:00Sam Henrickson5cd0ff97c337b26d01e84db58bdb9506b40fff7a335194Relationshipsplain2019-04-08T02:58:04-07:00Sam Henrickson5cd0ff97c337b26d01e84db58bdb9506b40fff7aWhile the discovery of animal husbandry is a vital historical point in human history, for over 50 million years, ants have been dairying aphids. Hede ants keep the aphids out of the rain and well-fed, sometimes even physically picking them up and moving them to better plants. They keep their aphids safe from ladybugs, they "milk" the aphids for honeydew, and sometimes, when necessary, they eat the aphids. This mutually-beneficial stewardship of the aphids is passed down though generations of herder ants-- each generation takes up the responsibility of the herd that is already there and simultaneously grows the herd.
12019-04-08T02:56:53-07:00How Ants Take Care of Their Farms1Hundreds of ant species have been farming for tens of millions of years. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon ...plain2019-04-08T02:56:54-07:00
