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“myrmecophile”
An organism that lives in close association with a species of ants: It is interesting to know that aphids, as myrmecophils, have a symbiotic relationship with ants in that aphids produce honeydew from feeding on the sap of plants, and the ants love the honeydew as a source of food that is rich in sugar.
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myrmeco-, myrmec-, myrme-, myrmic-, myrmi- +
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philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism
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“myrmecophile”
myrmecophile
A reference to an organism that spends part of its life cycle in ant or termite nests or colonies and so thrives in such association with ants (or termites).
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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