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Colobopsis schmitzi ant on peristome of Nepenthes bicalcarata pitcher. Although these carnivorous plants trap most insects, this ant has a mutualistic relationship with the plant and is able to freely walk on the slippery surface. Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).

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Keywords
Aculeata, Apocrita, Borneo, Camponotini, Caryophyllales, East Malaysia, Formicidae, Formicinae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Magnoliopsida, Malaysia, Nepenthaceae, Sarawak, Southeast Asia, Vespoidea, animal, ant, ant-plant, arthropod, camponotine ant, carnivorous plant, fauna, flora, formicine ant, insect, invertebrate, mutualism, mutualistic, myrmecophyte, myrmecophytic, pitcher plant, plant, symbiosis, tropical, tropical pitcher plant
Contained in galleries
Borneo, Insects, Carnivorous Plants, Interactions, Mutualisms
Colobopsis schmitzi ant on peristome of Nepenthes bicalcarata pitcher. Although these carnivorous plants trap most insects, this ant has a mutualistic relationship with the plant and is able to freely walk on the slippery surface. Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).