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Aztec ants in Cecropia Tree

Azteca alfaria

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Description:

This ants live, in a simbiotic relationship with the tree, the ants protect the tree and the tree supplies of food; a conglomeration of a glucosa and starch is develops at the trichilia, the white almost triangular formation at the beginning of the stem.

Estas hormigas viven en una relación simbiótica con el árbol, las hormigas protegen al árbol y el árbol suministra los alimentos, un conglomerado de glucosa y almidón que se desarrolla en la Trichilia, la formación blanca, casi triangular en la base del tallo de la hoja.

Habitat:

Rainforest

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PublishedJune 8, 2011

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