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2 articles tagged with “Plants”
May 25, 2026
Ants and the Acacia: A Tree and Its Tiny Army
The whistling-thorn acacia houses and feeds an ant colony that defends it against everything from insects to elephants — a treaty the tree enforces through chemistry.
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Mar 2, 2026
The Fig and the Fig Wasp: A Bond That Can’t Be Broken
A fig is a ball of flowers pollinated only by a tiny wasp that can only breed inside the fig — neither can reproduce without the other. Inside nature’s most complete partnership.
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