The relationship between fungi and ants mostly involve the ants actively cultivating the fungus in the same way a farmer cultivates crops. The fungus, in turn, provides nutrients for the ant colony.
There are birds called antbirds that have a symbiotic relationship with army ants. The ants flush out insects as they move, providing food for the antbirds. In return, the antbirds help keep the ants safe from predators by warning them of danger.
It is a mutualistic relationship if both organisms benefit, commensalism if one benefits and the other gets nothing, and parasitic if one benefits and the other is harmed.
I think you meant to say that the fungi eats the leaf and then the ant eats the fungi. One cannot survive without the other, the ant cannot eat the leaf and the fungi cannot eat the ant so they must work together to survive.
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.
A symbiotic relationship is a relationship were two different organisms benefit from each other. The bacteria Listonella anguillarum and Vibrio campbellii have a symbiotic relationship to the mangrove trees in estuaries.
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Within a symbiotic relationship, there is no competition because the organisms work together. A symbiotic relationship can make an organism a better competitor in an environment, if that's what you're asking about. A classic example of a symbiotic relationship is the rhododendron. There is a fungus which grows on the roots of the rhododendron bush, which secretes toxins into the soil which kill off nearby plants, including trees larger than the bush itself. This reduces competition for light, nutrients and space. This makes the rhododendron a seriously dangerous competitor in any environment, and it's all thanks to the symbiotic relationship with the fungus.
the relationship is mutualism the ants milk the aphids for a sugary liquid and will chew off and chemically retard the development of aphid wings to keep them nearby
It is a symbiotic relationship, as both the ant and aphid benefit.
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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.
Umbrella ants form a mutually beneficial relationship with fungi called mycorrhizae. The ants cultivate this fungus in their underground gardens, feeding it with organic material and in return, the fungus serves as a food source for the ants. This symbiotic relationship helps both species thrive in their environment.
Ants are insects, not a fungus.
There are birds called antbirds that have a symbiotic relationship with army ants. The ants flush out insects as they move, providing food for the antbirds. In return, the antbirds help keep the ants safe from predators by warning them of danger.
parasitism Pollination.