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
Myrmelachista workers with brood and mealybugs inside a domatium of a Tococa plant. This ant's gaster is swollen with honeydew collected from the mealybugs. Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
A Tococa ant plant grows in a devil's garden. Jatun Sacha reserve, Napo, Ecuador
