A Grasshopper Turns Away as it is Deterred by Ants Feeding on Nectar Surrounding a Passionflower (IMAGE)

University of Edinburgh

A Grasshopper Turns Away as it is Deterred by Ants Feeding on Nectar Surrounding a Passionflower

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A herbivore grasshopper is deterred by colonizing ants feeding on passionflower nectar, following a study which found that flowering crops such as beans, cotton and passionfruit offer their sweetest nectar to recruit such ants -- their strategy balances their need for defense and to reproduce.

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Nora Villamil-Buenrostro

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