Science Corner - Aphid Farming

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If you don't already know about this, it should freak your shit out. Ants, the little machines that they are farm aphids! They will seed plants that make good aphid food with the little buggers. Tend the flock from threats. All for...honeydew.

What's honeydew you ask? Aphid shit. That's right, it's a fancy word for aphid shit. It must be really tasty to ants, since they will stop pretending to be mindless machines just to get some ass-juice.

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