Multiple choice general knowledge

Ants eat a sweet fluid called honey dew, where does this fluid come from?

  1. Trees

  2. Aphids

  3. Flowers

  4. Other Ants

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Honeydew is a sugar-rich sticky liquid secreted by aphids and some other sap-sucking insects as they feed on plant sap. Ants 'farm' aphids, protecting them in exchange for this sweet secretion. The fluid does not come directly from trees, flowers, or other ants.