MUTUALISTIC SYMBIOSIS. “In the best known relationship between ants and aphids, ants eat the sugar-rich honeydew excreted by the aphids and, in return, provide them with protection and hygienic services. This kind of interaction is termed trophobiosis and is considered to be mutualistic.”
http://www.pnas.org/content/112/4/1101.full
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022