In addition to other insects secreting honeydew, some plants will feed ants directly. This Pomegranete, for example, is exuding a thick sugary sap from the tip of its leaves.

Ants are very fond of this sugary substance.

I tasted a droplet on a leaf that was antless. The droplet was very viscous, almost like a gel, and very sweet.

These majors come from two different colonies, and are part of a large "war" that occurred one afternoon in the summer.

The majors tended to posture a lot, but minor workers seemed to be the really efficient fighters.

You can see that the major has one minor worker in her jaws while other minors attack.

Here's another major worker being swarmed by minor workers. Again, it seems as though the minor workers from both colonies were the decisive weapon. Major workers alone were quickly overwhelmed.

The battle continued until the afternoon got too hot, then the combatants retreated, leaving maimed ants scattered about. I have no idea who won this confrontation, but I doubt that this ant lived to fight another day.