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Ants eating nectar

by NJ Ant FanPosted on July 17, 2022
Ants foraging on poison parsnip flowers
Ants eating nectar provided by a Poison parsnip. The two rightmost worker ants are Tapinoma sessile. Also, is that a Prenolepis imparis worker in the bottom left corner?

On June 25th, while on a walk with mom, I noticed many ants eating nectar from flowers on a walk with mom. I decided to pick a single flowerhead to see if my pet ants would like the nectar. The head picked out was unoccupied. When I got home, I began distributing the flowers to the ants. Their reaction was very positive, with many quickly beginning to feast on the nectar. After providing the nectar a few times, I discovered that the flowers are Wild Poison Parsnip, whose sap is poisonous. Thankfully, neither my ants nor I were affected. Knowing these flowers are poisonous means I will not be trying this again.

Tapinoma sessile workers eating.
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