Chris Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Nepenthes bicalcarata has a special relationship with Camponotus schmitzi. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21747-zoologger-the-ant-that-dives-into-digestive-juices.html#.U1JvpscUbbI http://www.eec.univ-montp2.fr/the-ant-camponotus-schmitzi-helps-its-carnivorous-host-plant-nepenthes-bicalcarata-to-catch-its-prey/ As far as I know, this is the only nepenthes that is also a myrmecophyte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Wikipedia gives an excellent coverage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes_bicalcarata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrick Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0063556 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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