Cleaner ants tending to harvester ant (IMAGE)

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Cleaner ants tending to harvester ant

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In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, several cleaner ants tend to a harvester ant by licking tiny particles off the larger ant's body.

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© Mark Moffett, Minden Pictures

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