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It can be. For example, when ants protect scale insects on a tree because they feed on honeydew from the scales, then they are really using material from the tree that they get from the scale that parasitises the tree directly. However, while they protect the tree from other animals, they also prevent the enemies of the scale from clearing the scale from the tree, even if they keep other animals from attacking the tree directly. Sometimes such scale can kill the tree if one doesn't get rid of the ants.
However, in some trees, such as the trees called whistling thorns, ants do the tree little harm and the tree actually grows parts that the ant can eat. Such ants attack giraffes and antelopes that otherwise feed on the tree. That is not so much parasitism as what we call mutualism. This means that both both the ants and the plant win from the deal.
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What is a symbiotic relationship between a silverfish and an ant?
Silverfish live in army ant burrows and consume left over food from the ants. This is a form of neutral commensalism, in that the army ants are neither harmed nor benefitted by the presence of the silverfish.
What are two animals that illustrate parasitism in the rainforest?
The parasitic worm in the intestines of the tapir is a good example of parasitism in the rainforest. Another example is the parasitic fungus that infects and eventually kills ants, using them as hosts to reproduce and spread.
Where does ants get food?
ants get food from their senses
What is the relationship between the phorid fly and the leaf cutter ant?
Food source and pest protection describe the respective ways that leaf cutter ants and fungi benefit from their relationship. The relationship gets called mutualism because the interaction does no harm to either party. Leaf cutter ants inoculate leaves with fungi before colony meals and supply bacteria from their skins to protect the fungi from lethal pests.
How do ants care for their young?
Ants care for their young by feeding them regurgitated food, grooming them, and protecting them from predators. The young ants are kept in the nest where they are safe and tended to by worker ants until they are old enough to forage for food on their own.
The relationship between acacia trees and the ants that live on them is an example of?
Parasitism
What do the worker ants do?
it brings food to the other ants
What natural food does ants eat?
Ants usually eat sweets.The natural food that ants eat are oil, plants and dead insects.
Why do ants like cat food?
Ants are attracted to cat food because it contains proteins and fats that are appealing to them. The scent of the food can also attract ants, leading them to the source.
What food do anteater eat?
Mainly Ants and termites
How do ants work together to carry the food particles?
Ants use a chemicals to work together as a team. Not all ants carry food particles. Some ants dig tunnels.
What is an organsim that uses rather than produces?
Euglena has chloroplast in it,it produces its own food which it makes from sunlightit produces foodbut it does use sun light to help it
