Allomerus decemarticulatus
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allomerus-decemarticulatus-316-1559825
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Allomerus decemarticulatus
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Allomerus decemarticulatus is an Amazonian ant species found in the tropics of South America. This species is most notable for the workers’ complex and extreme predatory behavior, which involves a symbiosis with both a plant and fungal species.
They live in leaf pockets of a host plant species, Hirtella physophora. These leaf pockets are areas inside of the plant between the leaves and the stem. Each colony, which consists of about 1,200 workers, inhabits a single tree; however, the ants are spr
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Species of ant
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allomerus_decemarticulatus
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2024-03-26T14:21:25Z
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