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uses its lenticular warts to suck nutrients from the insects thrown out by the ants. The ants in turn benefit with a secure location to form their colony. The
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into harsh environments is promoted. The dead remains of insects thrown out by the ants are absorbed by the
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Janzen DH. (1974) Epiphytic Myrmecophytes in Sarawak: Mutualism Through the Feeding of Plants by Ants.
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Narendra A and Kumar S. (2006) On Trail with Ants - A Handbook of the Ants of Peninsular India p53
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Camponotus schmitzi
myrmecophyte
Nepenthes bicalcarata
nutrients
ants
mutualism
vegetation
lenticular warts
myrmecophytes
Hydnophytum
Myrmecodia
pitcher plant
Nepenthes bicalcarata
nitrogen


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