{"id":364,"date":"2008-06-19T18:30:52","date_gmt":"2008-06-19T22:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/photo\/2008\/06\/19\/peony-bud-covered-in-ants\/"},"modified":"2012-05-04T00:44:01","modified_gmt":"2012-05-04T04:44:01","slug":"peony-bud-covered-in-ants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/photo\/2008\/06\/19\/peony-bud-covered-in-ants\/","title":{"rendered":"Peony bud covered in ants"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/photo\/2008\/06\/19\/peony-bud-covered-in-ants\/2579138079_379be207f3_b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1562\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/2579138079_379be207f3_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Peony bud\" height=\"622\" width=\"720\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1562\" \/><\/a><\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>It&#8217;s quite normal for Peony buds to be covered in ants.  I&#8217;ve heard that the ants help protect the buds from invasive insects so it&#8217;s a symbiotic relationship.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>Most of my peonies are blooming now but I haven&#8217;t had a chance to take any photos. I&#8217;d better do it soon as Peonies don&#8217;t last all that long around here. 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I&#8217;ve heard that the ants help protect the buds from invasive insects so it&#8217;s a symbiotic relationship. Most of my peonies are blooming now but I haven&#8217;t had a chance to take any photos. 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