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Old 19th January 2009, 11:30 PM
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Default Re: Myrmecodia becarii

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Originally Posted by funkychips View Post
Fascinating, David! Looks like an alien-infected host plant .
That's why I like them! I am just crazy about weird and unique living things.

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I notice there is a little hole on the tuber in the closeup pics. Is that where the ants enter and exit? If not, how do the ants actually colonise the tuber?
Yupe! That's where the ants enter. I think mine is still a very young plant. Not many holes in the tuber.
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