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Myrmecophily (/mɜːrməˈkɒfəli/ mur-mə-KOF-ə-lee, lit. 'love of ants')
consists of positive, mutualistic,
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 the host larva's
cocoon to
pupate alongside it. The
nature of the
myrmecophily observed in
certain species of
phorid flies is unknown, such as the recently...
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lifecycle as an
inquiline within ants' nests. M.
acervorum lives with ants (
myrmecophily) of more than 20 species. This
specialized way of life has led this insect...
- K. (1991) "Systematic,
ecological and
evolutionary implications of
myrmecophily within the
Lycaenidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)". In Bonner...
- doi:10.2307/2387854. JSTOR 2387854.
Cushing PE (1997). "Myrmecomorphy and
myrmecophily in spiders: A Review" (PDF). The
Florida Entomologist. 80 (2): 165–193...
- Magro, Alexandra; Orivel, Jérôme (2012). "Evolutionary
Perspectives on
Myrmecophily in Ladybirds". Psyche: A
Journal of Entomology. 2012: 1–7. doi:10.1155/2012/591570...
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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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species form
close relationships with ants, a
relationship known as
myrmecophily,
especially within the
family Pyrgodesmidae (Polydesmida),
which contains...
