Algonquin Trails Things!
Smoke Lake on a foggy morning.
Wooly Alder Aphids are sap eaters that use their food to create protective waxy, "stringy hairs". They create a sweet honeydew from their abdomen. Honeydew contains water and vital nutrients which some insects, such as ants have realized is a good source of nutrition. Ants have formed a mutualistic symbiotic relationship with these aphids. The ants will protect a colony of Wooly Alder Aphids from other predatory insects, and in return, can use their antennae to tickle the aphids and get sweet honeydew from their abdomens!
https://sarett.org/2019/10/30nature-notebook-wooly-alder-aphids/
Band-winged Meadowhawk, Spruce Bog Trail
Lake reflection along Rail Trail
A Shadow Darner hovered and stared at us but refused to land. Luckily, Deryl was able to get "action shots" of it suspended in the air!
More autumn colour along the Rail Trail.
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