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myrmecophile

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myr·me·co·phile  (mûrm-k-fl)
n.
An organism, such as a beetle, that habitually shares the nest of an ant colony.
myrme·cophi·lous (-kf-ls) adj.
myrme·cophi·ly (-kf-l) n.
myrmecophile [ˈmɜːmɪkəʊˌfaɪl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) an animal that lives in a colony of ants
myrmecophilous  [ˌmɜːmɪˈkɒfɪləs] adj
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Noun1.myrmecophile - an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant
organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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Influence of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on honeydew excretion and escape behaviors in a myrmecophile, Dalbulus quinquenotatus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), and its congeners.
Association between ants and a leafhopper (Cicadellidae: Idiocerinae) ... by Maravalhas, Jonas; Morais, Helena C. / Florida Entomologist
Approximately 60% of the ant-associated lycaenid species are facultative myrmecophiles that are tended by several different ant species, usually on the larval host plant (Pierce et al.
Ant tending of Miami blue butterfly larvae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): ... by Trager, Matthew D.; Daniels, Jaret C. / Florida Entomologist
In the absence of morphological mimicry, myrmecophiles may rely on some type of chemical mimicry to avoid detection by the ants (Holldobler & Wilson 1990).
A new host association of Commoptera solenopsidis (Diptera: Phoridae) ... by Seid, Marc A.; Brown, Brian V. / Florida Entomologist
 
 
 
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