Ants on Peonies

Posted on May 26, 2014 by the roused bear

I saw these ants on peony flower buds yesterday.

Peonies always attract ants. They seem to get some kind of food from the tips of the emerging petals.

I think these are Formica subsericea.

About the roused bear

Nature photographer from central Iowa.

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