Arboreal ants use the "Velcro(R) principle" to capture very large prey.
Plant-ants live in a mutualistic association with host plants known as "myrmecophytes" that provide them with a nesting place and sometimes with extra-floral nectar (EFN) and/or food bodies (FBs); the ants can also attend sap-sucking Hemiptera for their honeydew. In return, plant-ants, lik...
Main Authors: | Alain Dejean, Céline Leroy, Bruno Corbara, Olivier Roux, Régis Céréghino, Jérôme Orivel, Raphaël Boulay |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-06-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2892516?pdf=render |
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