Ants Hunting for Mosquito Pupae

Researchers investigated the complex relationship of the Camponotus schmitzi ants and the Bornean pitcher plants (Nepenthes bicalcarata) they live on. Both species seem to benefit. :doi/ Citation: Scharmann M, Thornham DG, Grafe TU, Federle W (2013) A Novel Type of Nutritional Ant--Plant Interaction: Ant Partners of Carnivorous Pitcher Plants Prevent Nutrient Export by Dipteran Pitcher Infauna. PLoS ONE 8(5): e63556. doi