Forests and Woodlands by Nick Baker

Author:Nick Baker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2013-12-14T16:00:00+00:00

3 What you may see is that some seeds have a ‘handle’ on them, which contain substances such as oils and proteins, which the ants quite fancy. So they pick up the whole thing and carry it off, providing a very valuable delivery service for the otherwise slow-to-disperse plant. Back at the nest, the handle is chewed off and the very hard seed discarded.

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Try out other seeds on your ants. Does the type of seed make a difference? Do different types of ant prefer one seed to another?

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