Clidemia bush growing in an Amazonian devil's garden. The garden is caused by symbiotic Myrmelachista ants that inject formic acid into the saplings of competing plants, killing them. Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
Partners in a devil's garden: Myrmelachista ants and the Clidemia plants they live in. The swellings on the plant stem are hollow domatia that house the ant colony. Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
Devil's garden ants with brood and mealybugs inside a domatium of a Tococa plant. Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
