Pseudomyrmex_spinicola (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Pseudomyrmex_spinicola

Caption

Pseudomyrmex spinicola ants feeding on nectar produced from extrafloral nectaries, located at the base of the leaves of swollen-thorn acacias (Vachellia collinsii). In this obligate mutualistic relationship, the nectaries have evolved exclusively for the ants.

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Sabrina Amador

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