what do the greenflies recieve in return for giving milk to the ants?
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They feed on the sap of plants and secrete a substance called honeydrew. This sticky resin is a favourite food of ants,who actually "milk" the aphids for it by stroking their abdomen. The relation between ants and aphids is symbiotic in that both receive some benefits from the arrangement.
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