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: Mangrove ant-blue butterfly - that was 'guardedI


Mangrove ant-blue butterfly - that was "guardedI

Mangrove ant-blue butterfly - that was guarded as a larva by Camponotus ants in exchange for sweet secretions (Acrodipsas illidgei). Australia. Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com

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10862200
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42937402
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3543px x 2290px (1.8MB)
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© Auscape / www.ardea.com
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AUS-389

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Ants Camponotus Exchange Guarding Larva Mangrove Operation Secretions Sweet Symbiosis


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