[NatureNS] Butterfly pic with ant on the wing

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From: Bev Wigney <bkwigney@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 15:11:20 -0300
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On 2012-06-04, at 2:39 PM, James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I took a photograph of a Canadian Tiger Swallowtail on Sunday near Summerville for the atlas.  When I downloaded the photo, I was surprised that I had captured an ant crawling on the wing.  
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It may be a little early for peonias to be in bloom, but I have often watched ants practically fling themselves upon any insect that crawls onto or perches on "their" plant  - the leaves or the flowers.   I would expect that flying insects occasionally carry off a hitchhiker due to this hostile behaviour.

Bev Wigney
Round Hill, NS

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