Plants of the genus Inga have nectaries on the upper surface of their leaves to attract ants that may remove the plants' herbivores.This one has brought in a Camponotus carpenter ant. Napo, Ecuador
Pheidole minor workers gather nectar from an Inga leaf. The plant uses the nectary to attract ants that clean the plant of herbivores. Maquipucuna reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
The Inga tree attracts Crematogaster limata acrobat ants by providing nectar in cups along their leaves. It is thought that ants benefit the plant by removing herbivores. Cayó District, Belize.
