Botany One on Nostr: They carefully identified which plants had extrafloral nectaries by looking for signs ...
They carefully identified which plants had extrafloral nectaries by looking for signs like nectar accumulation and ant activity. The team monitored tagged plants three times daily - morning, afternoon, and evening - watching for ants feeding on nectar. They used special traps containing sugar-rich bait to sample the ant community, and collected specimens to identify exactly which species were involved.
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