sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works to Ask Biologists 🙋👨🔬 🧬English · 4 months agoWhy there is so many ants interested in this plant? what are they doing?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up114arrow-down1imageWhy there is so many ants interested in this plant? what are they doing?sh.itjust.workssun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works to Ask Biologists 🙋👨🔬 🧬English · 4 months agomessage-square7linkfedilinkfile-text
If you look at the bottom side of the leaves you’ll see lot of ants. They are mostly stationary. Wonder what are they up to
minus-squaregivesomefuckslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoGrape vine. There’s no grapes yet, but the hive is likely close because eventually, there’s gonna be some grapes.
minus-squaregivesomefuckslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoOk, maybe they just need cleaning supplies? /s But yeah, probably the same thing, it’s a plant that grows massive vegetables. All sorts of wildlife are drawn to plants that grow food, even if there’s no food yet.
Grape vine.
There’s no grapes yet, but the hive is likely close because eventually, there’s gonna be some grapes.
Its a lufa plant
Ok, maybe they just need cleaning supplies?
/s
But yeah, probably the same thing, it’s a plant that grows massive vegetables. All sorts of wildlife are drawn to plants that grow food, even if there’s no food yet.