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© 2002 (Photograph by A. Vogel)		 Ant-Plant Cross Section
© 2002 (Photograph by A. Vogel)

Plants of many different groups have evolved to attract ants to live with them, providing the ants with food and shelter. In return, the plants recieve nutrients from the ants' droppings and protection from plant-eating animals.









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