Myrmecophobes might want to avoid studying bromeliads in the forests of Costa Rica during the summer. There are plenty of plants, but they seem to attract fire ants.
Read the blog post at <a href="https://botany.one/2022/08/bromeliads-offer-ants-a-summer-residence-in-costa-rica/">https://botany.one/2022/08/bromeliads-offer-ants-a-summer-residence-in-costa-rica/</a>
Read the original research at <a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271040">https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271040</a>

Myrmecophobes might want to avoid studying bromeliads in the forests of Costa Rica during the summer. There are plenty of plants, but they seem to attract fire ants. Read the blog post at https://botany.one/2022/08/bromeliads-offer-ants-a-summer-residence-in-costa-rica/ Read the original research at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271040

Myrmecophobes might want to avoid studying bromeliads in the forests of Costa Rica during the summer. There are plenty of plants, but they seem to attract fire ants.
Read the blog post at <a href="https://botany.one/2022/08/bromeliads-offer-ants-a-summer-residence-in-costa-rica/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://botany.one/2022/08/bromeliads-offer-ants-a-summer-residence-in-costa-rica/</a>
Read the original research at <a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271040" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271040</a>

Bromeliads offer ants a summer residence in Costa Rica

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