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Ants from the Genus Pseudomyrmex Live in Bull's Horn Acacia

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Ants from the genus Pseudomyrmex live in bull's horn acacia trees, Acacia cornigera. The ants will attack any predators of the tree. In return, the ants live protected in the thorns of the tree and eat the nectar and protein-rich secretions of the tree. What term describes this relationship?


A) parasitism
B) mutualism
C) competition
D) commensalism

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