blurring the lines between plant and insect adaptations. The study’s implications extend beyond ant-plant interactions, potentially influencing our understanding of other ecological relationships.

An interaction may benefit both individuals ... Carnivorous plants, such as the Venus fly trap and the pitcher plant, consume insects. Pitcher plants catch their prey in a pool of water containing ...

Understanding the interactions between plants and omnivores has provided great insight into how some mutualisms evolve in nature. Because of the importance of insect omnivores as biological ...

Most modern gymnosperms—conifers and gingkoes, for instance—rely on the wind to spread their pollen. For some gymnosperms called cycads, insects serve as their pollen shuttle service, and did so long ...

They add that the research is backed by convincing analyses and sheds light on previously unexplored aspects of plant–bacteria–insect interactions. Parasites—which rely on hosts for survival ...

Scientists are working on a new project to fight plant diseases transmitted by psyllids — particularly the zebra chip disease ...

The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena investigates the role, diversity and characteristics of chemical signals which control the interactions between organisms and their ... Their ...