wasps, sawflies and ants
![Black Garden Ant [Lasius niger]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG7_3428_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_16Jul2021.jpg "Black Garden Ant [Lasius niger]")
Black Garden Ant [Lasius niger]
Adults ‘farming’ Ragwort Aphid (Aphis jacobaeae) on stem of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2021
![Common Red Ant [Myrmica rubra]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/JO8V0772_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2025.jpg "Common Red Ant [Myrmica rubra]")
Common Red Ant [Myrmica rubra]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2025
![Woodland Red Ant [Myrmica ruginodis]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG7_3097_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_11Jul2021.jpg "Woodland Red Ant [Myrmica ruginodis]")
Woodland Red Ant [Myrmica ruginodis]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Jul 2021
![red ants [Myrmica sp.]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/JO8V9953a_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Jun2025.jpg "red ants [Myrmica sp.]")
red ants [Myrmica sp.]
Myrmica sp. red ants attending apterous nymphs of various ages of the Small Willow Aphid (Aphis farinosa) on a Goat Willow (Salix caprea) sapling - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jun 2025
![Jet Black Ant [Lasius fuliginosus?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_4747_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Oct2025.jpg "Jet Black Ant [Lasius fuliginosus?]")
Jet Black Ant [Lasius fuliginosus?]
possible L. fuliginosus worker – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Oct 2025
![Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_4756_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Oct2025.jpg "Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]")
Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]
Alate adult, apterous adult and nymphs of A. corni on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf, with a Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus?) worker in attendance – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Oct 2025
![Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_4739_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Oct2025.jpg "Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]")
Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]
Alate adult and nymphs of A. corni on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf, with a Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus?) worker in attendance – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Oct 2025
![Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/hymenoptera/NG8_4727_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Oct2025.jpg "Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]")
Common Dogwood-grass Aphid [Anoecia corni]
Nymphs of A. corni on a Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) flower, with Jet Black Ant (Lasius fuliginosus?) workers in attendance – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Oct 2025