Insect ID please

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Mohamed Ellozy

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I was looking at the peony buds in the garden and saw that insects were all over all of them:

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Would love to know what they are and what they are doing. They obviously look ant-like, but what are they after? The buds are still closed tight, so it cannot be a matter of pollination.
 
Ants collecting sweet stuff. I understand they help the flower to open. We have some in our yard. They look like carpentor ants. I've seen both big and small ants on our plants.
 
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