Effects of Apodanthes caseariae and Pilostyles boyacensis on their hosts Casearia sylvestris and the legume Dalea cuatrecasasii

Secrets within stems: The cryptic Apodanthes caseariae (Apodanthaceae), a rare neotropical #holoendoparasite

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#FloraObscura article by Ramírez-Ramírez et al.

#ant-plant #myrmecochory

Boy’s discovery reveals highly complex plant-insect interaction | Penn State University A backyard discovery by 8-year-old Hugo Deans, son of Penn State Professor of Entomology Andrew Deans, eventually led to the revelation that oak galls — plant growth triggered by insects — are part of...

An 8-year-old’s thoughtful observation ended up leading to new research revealing an elaborate relationship among #ants, #wasps, and #oak #trees. A post from 2022: www.psu.edu/news/researc... #myrmecochory

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Amazing undergradute, Andrew Desso, made a video game #myrmecochory quest! It has journal posts about organisms - native plants, Aphaenogaster #ants, an invasive slug, and obstacles to successful seed dispersal. @binghamtonu.bsky.social @harpurcollege.bsky.social priorlab.itch.io/myrmecochory...

Photo of velvety green leaves above ground-level cream and burgundy flowers.

Tubular flowers of Wild Ginger. They have cream interiors and outlined in burgundy. In the center are the reproductive structures.

My Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) is blooming. An odd little plant that has continues to perplex pollination ecologists: why the elaborate flower if primarily self-pollinated?

Seed dispersal is courtesy of ants (myrmecochory) who carry the seeds to their tunnels to […]

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Trillium grandiflorum. Ants plant these. #myrmecochory

Great reminder.
#myrmecochory

An 8-year-old’s backyard discovery about ants changed Earth science Children and scientists discover how wasps trick ants into protecting their larvae, changing our understanding of nature's connections.

An 8-year-old’s backyard discovery about ants changed Earth science: Nature’s connections can show up in the most unassuming places.

#AntBehavior #WaspGalls #PlantInsectInteractions #Myrmecochory #ScientificDiscovery#EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

Collage of three very white flowers of the bloodroot plant with yellow or golden stamens

Bloodroot - Fleeting flowers in the US Northeast

#flower #Spring #April #ephemeral #Plant #Photograph #close-up #collage #Garden #Perennial #ants #myrmecochory #Sanguinaria_canadensis

Impressive #seeddispersal by #ants in urban #Sevilla #myrmecochory #urbanecology