Ant (IMAGE)

Aarhus University

Ant

Caption

: Sources of ant derived antibiotics on the ant body. The three body parts most often in contact with plant tissue - the mouth, the legs/tarsi and the gaster - all contain antibiotic-producing gland openings and/or bacteria that can excrete antibiotics.

Credit

Offenberg & Damgaard 2019, Oikos 128: 1691-1703

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