Domatia for Ant Colony on Amazonian Rainforest Plant <i>Cordia nodosa</i> (IMAGE)

University of Toronto

Domatia for Ant Colony on Amazonian Rainforest Plant <i>Cordia nodosa</i>

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The ant-plant Cordia nodosa has hollow, swollen stems that house Allomerus octoarticulatus ant "bodyguards" that protect the plant against herbivores.

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G. A. Miller

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