Hirtella physophora explained

Hirtella physophora is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It forms an association with the ant species, Allomerus decemarticulatus. The ants live in honeycombed cylinders they attach to the plant's stems.[1] The plant nearly always has these ants associated with it.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Dejean A, Solano PJ, Ayroles J, Corbara B, Orivel J . 2005 . Arboreal ants build traps to capture prey . . 434. 973 . 10.1038/434973a . 15846335 . 7036. free .
  2. https://dx.doi.org10.1016/j.biocon.2005.01.026 The effect of habitat fragmentation on communities of mutualists: Amazonian ants and their host plants Emilio M. Bruna, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos and Sylvia Heredia Biological Conservation Volume 124, Issue 2, July 2005, Pages 209-216

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