Enzyme-Activator Device on Branch of Amazonian Rainforest Plant <i>Cordia nodosa</i> (IMAGE)

University of Toronto

Enzyme-Activator Device on Branch of Amazonian Rainforest Plant <i>Cordia nodosa</i>

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Scientists at University of Toronto fed an enzyme activator to naturally occurring ants in the field to determine how it affects ant behavior. The swelling on this Cordia nodosa branch houses tiny, orange Allomerus octoarticulatus ants inside.

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G. A. Miller

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