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- 1Wasps taking over ant homes in tropical trees▼Tropical trees built homes for ants. Wasps are taking them over
Researchers report that some tropical trees that evolved hollow structures to house ants are now being occupied by wasps, which are taking over the domatia originally built for their ant partners. The finding highlights an unexpected shift in these well-known plant-ant symbioses and raises questions about how the takeover affects both the trees and the ants that once protected them.
- 2Green tree ants, the tropics' famous survivors, get a closer look●Green tree ants are famous in the tropics https://aeon.co/videos/green-tree-ants-have-been-successful-for-ages-enter-the
Green tree ants, a species long renowned across the tropics, are the subject of a new short documentary exploring how they have thrived for millions of years. The film also examines 'imposters' — other creatures that mimic or exploit the ants' colonies. Science and nature enthusiasts are sharing the piece, drawn to the ants' remarkable ecological success and unusual social behaviour.