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Eastern Black Carpenter Ants (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) tend and provide protection to Giant Bark Aphids (Longistigma caryae) and feed off of their honeydew in a symbiotic relationship.
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Aculeata, Animalia, Animals, Ants, Aphididae, Aphidoidea, Aphids, Arthropoda, Arthropods, Camponotini, Camponotus, Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Carpenter Ants, Eastern Black Carpenter Ant, Formicidae, Formicinae, Formicoidea, Giant Aphids, Giant Bark Aphid, Hemiptera, Hexapoda, Hexapods, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Insects, Lachninae, Lachnini, Longistigma, Longistigma caryae, Plant-parasitic Hemipterans, Sternorrhyncha, True Bugs, animal, bug, formicine, insect, nature, wildlife
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- Camponotus, Sternorrhyncha
