Myrmecotrophy is the ability of plants to obtain nutrients from ants, a form of mutualism. Due to this behaviour the invasion of vegetation into harsh environments is promoted. The dead remains of insects thrown out by the ants are absorbed by the lenticular warts in myrmecophytes like Hydnophytum and Myrmecodia. Myrmecodia uses its lenticular war...
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myrmecotrophic, myrmecotrophy 1. The transport of soil, litter, and other nutrient-bearing materials by ants that results in the feeding of the plant hosts. 2. Pertaining to plants and animals that provide food for ants.
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