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==== Honeydew ==== | ==== Honeydew ==== | ||
- | Honeydew honey is made by bees from honeydew. Honeydew is excreted by aphids and maggots, and rarely by other sap-eating insects. They feed mainly on protein from the sap of the plant, while water, sugars, free amino acids, and the rest are quickly excreted in the form of honeydew. [([[https:// | + | Honeydew honey is made by bees from honeydew. Honeydew is excreted by aphids and maggots, and rarely by other sap-eating insects. They feed mainly on protein from the sap of the plant, while water, sugars, free amino acids and the rest are quickly excreted in the form of honeydew. [([[https:// |
==== Bullet Ants ==== | ==== Bullet Ants ==== | ||
- | Paraponera clavata ants are called bullet ants and inhabit South America. Locally they are known as " | + | Paraponera clavata ants are called bullet ants and inhabit South America. Locally they are known as " |
==== Wētā ==== | ==== Wētā ==== | ||
- | Wētā is the collective name for about 70 species of large proctoscopic insects, endemic to New Zealand. There were no mammals on the islands before the arrival of humans, so the locusts occupied an ecological niche similar to mice and rats. They are among the largest insects in the world, including | + | Wētā is the collective name for about 70 species of large proctoscopic insects, endemic to New Zealand. There were no mammals on the islands before the arrival of humans, so the locusts occupied an ecological niche similar to mice and rats. They are among the largest insects in the world: Including |
==== Common earwig ==== | ==== Common earwig ==== | ||
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==== Elaiosomes ==== | ==== Elaiosomes ==== | ||
Elaiosomes (ant-bodies) are fat- and carbohydrate-rich outgrowths of seeds or fruits of some plants. They provide food for ants, which in turn contribute to the spread of these seeds by carrying them to the vicinity of nests and often placing them in the substrate. This method of diaspore dispersal is called myrmecochory and occurs in over 11,000 plant species. [([[https:// | Elaiosomes (ant-bodies) are fat- and carbohydrate-rich outgrowths of seeds or fruits of some plants. They provide food for ants, which in turn contribute to the spread of these seeds by carrying them to the vicinity of nests and often placing them in the substrate. This method of diaspore dispersal is called myrmecochory and occurs in over 11,000 plant species. [([[https:// | ||
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