Post #2399266
2026-05-11 14:04 UTC
An Azteca ant inside her brood nest in a hollow Cecropia tree stem.
What she is holding is not an egg or a larva (those are the lumpy things with the interior dark patch) but a food body produced by the tree specifically to feed the ants, as they protect the tree from caterpillars. Colombia.
#Ants #Azteca #Ecology #Evolution #Cecropia #Insects
Replies (2)
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@Seyd@declin.eu 2026-05-11 15:39
Ну и ну, какой же интересный мир!
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@nev@flipping.rocks 2026-05-11 17:18
@alexwild@mastodon.online they look like they would taste like coconut jelly