Actually, I hope the ants are conferring to move the cow herd (the aphids) to a different flower...one can see that they have chewed up the top. Nice, tight focus!
I guess you mean that we should have a brain storm here to save the rose !!!!! LOL
Very interesting although I might always sue you for giving my itchy feeling from all those ants or other unpleasant thingies creeping all over the rosebud.
High vote in VB nevertheless LOL
For your being [hopefully ..] sensitive to suffering of plants.