<i>Nepenthes bicalcarata</i> and <i>Camponotus schmitzi</i> (IMAGE)

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<i>Nepenthes bicalcarata</i> and <i>Camponotus schmitzi</i>

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The carnivorous pitcher plant Nepenthes bicalcarata (A) and the ant Camponotus schmitzi (B) team up to fight fly larvae (C) that steal the plant's prey.

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Scharmann M, Thornham DG, Grafe TU, Federle W (2013) A Novel Type of Nutritional Ant–Plant Interaction: Ant Partners of Carnivorous Pitcher Plants Prevent Nutrient Export by Dipteran Pitcher Infauna. <i>PLoS ONE</i> 8(5): e63556. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063556

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