Just what makes that little old ant… change a flower's nectar content?
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 19:30
in Biology & Nature
Ants play a variety of important roles in many ecosystems. As frequent visitors to flowers, they can benefit plants in their role as pollinators when they forage on sugar-rich nectar. However, a new study reveals that this mutualistic relationship may actually have some hidden costs.