Studies on caterpillar ant symbiosis have provided insights into how symbiotic a
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Question
Studies on caterpillar ant symbiosis have provided insights into how symbiotic associations may evolve .A) what are 2 adaptations that help caterpillars maintain close contact with protective ants?
B) ants that form symbioses with caterpillars also form symbioses what what 2 groups? Studies on caterpillar ant symbiosis have provided insights into how symbiotic associations may evolve .
A) what are 2 adaptations that help caterpillars maintain close contact with protective ants?
B) ants that form symbioses with caterpillars also form symbioses what what 2 groups?
A) what are 2 adaptations that help caterpillars maintain close contact with protective ants?
B) ants that form symbioses with caterpillars also form symbioses what what 2 groups?
Explanation / Answer
A) Caterpillars can secrete sugar syrup from its body which friendly ants are depend on it. Also caterpillar can communicate with ants with very low sound waves before secreting that sugar syrup. It’s like a call to the ants to feast on the caterpillar juice.
B) One of the most common symbiotic relationship is herding or farming of sap feeding insects ‘homopterans’ such as aphids, scale bugs and mealy bugs.
Ant–fungus mutualism is a symbiosis seen in certain ant and fungal species, in which ants actively cultivate fungus much like humans farm crops as a food source. In some species, the ants and fungi are dependent on each other for survival.