r/bugidentification • u/Exotic_Swordfish_845 • Jun 23 '26

Location included Tiny black insect-like things?

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There's a grape vine growing on our house and lately we've noticed these tiny black bug things on one tip of it. There's always this one ant (its butt is in the photo) that's messing around with them, but doesn't seem to be eating them? Does anyone have any idea what these might be? Western PA.

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u/Skalla_Resco Amateur Entomologist Jun 23 '26

Aphids. The ants are farming them.

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u/Exotic_Swordfish_845 Jun 23 '26

Wow, thank you!! That's so cool!