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Myrmecophily (/mɜːrməˈkɒfəli/ mur-mə-KOF-ə-lee, lit. 'love of ants') is the term
applied to
positive interspecies ****ociations
between ants and a variety...
- have
developed complex interspecies relationships with ants,
known as
myrmecophily. Rove
beetles are
among the most rich and
diverse families of myrmecophilous...
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record appear in the mid-Cretaceous
alongside the
earliest ants. In
myrmecophily,
mimic and
model live
commensally together; in the case of ants, the...
- in Peru
discovered that the
caterpillars of A.
annulifera engaged in
myrmecophily. They live on the
shoots of
bamboo species in the
genus Guadua, providing...
- (2012). "Spider-Ant ****ociations: An
Updated Review of Myrmecomorphy,
Myrmecophily, and
Myrmecophagy in Spiders". Psyche. 2012:
Article ID 151989. doi:10...
- Magro, Alexandra; Orivel, Jérôme (2012). "Evolutionary
Perspectives on
Myrmecophily in Ladybirds". Psyche: A
Journal of Entomology. 2012: 1–7. doi:10.1155/2012/591570...
- doi:10.2307/2387854. JSTOR 2387854.
Cushing PE (1997). "Myrmecomorphy and
myrmecophily in spiders: A Review" (PDF). The
Florida Entomologist. 80 (2): 165–193...
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green leaves. Some
Cryptocephalinae have
larvae that live in ant
nests (
myrmecophily),
where they feed on dead
plant or even dead
animal matter. The semi-aquatic...
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Myrmecophilus acervorum is an
orthopteran insect belonging to the
family Myrmecophilidae (the ant-loving crickets). This
continental European species is...
- ants, but this has not yet been
directly confirmed. Parker, J. (2016)
Myrmecophily in
beetles (Coleoptera):
evolutionary patterns and
biological mechanisms...
