Ant (IMAGE)
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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