- A
Beltian body is a
detachable tip
found on the
pinnules of some
species of
Acacia and
closely related genera.
Beltian bodies,
named after Thomas Belt...
-
avoid the ants that
attempt to
guard the
Beltian bodies (their food source)
against intruders.
Although the
Beltian bodies account for over 90% of B. kiplingi...
-
Pseudomyrmex ant on bull
thorn acacia (Vac****ia cornigera) with
Beltian bodies that
provide the ants with protein...
- predatory, the
jumping spider Bagheera kiplingi gets over 90% of its food from
Beltian bodies, a
solid plant material produced by
acacias as part of a mutualistic...
- the main
nutrient they
contain and by the
genus of
plant producing them.
Beltian bodies are
found on the
leaflet tips of
Acacia plants and have relatively...
- leaf-stalk and
small lipid-rich food-bodies at the tips of the
leaflets called Beltian bodies. In return, the ants add
protection to the
plant against herbivores...
- yellow. The
spines are home to ants that
protect the
plant from herbivory.
Beltian bodies can be
found at the tips of the leaves. They are full of fats and...
-
nectar rich in
sugar and
amino acids, and the tips of the
leaves sprout Beltian bodies,
small nutritious packets of oils and proteins. However, not all...
-
Central American ant
acacia species, and they also take the food (nectar or
Beltian bodies)
offered by the tree. Some of them
protect ant
acacias from herbivores...
- is present, as the ants
regularly feed on lipid-rich food-bodies
called Beltian bodies that are on the
Acacia plant. In the neotropics, the ant Myrmelachista...
