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Honeydew

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Honeydew is the colloquial name for sugary secretion of some insects, like aphids, that suck the juices of plants.[1]

Some species of ants protect aphids, so they can harvest their honeydew secretions.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Exotic Texas Ant, Paratrechina sp. near pubens". Center for Urban & Structural Entomology, Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
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