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Given that relationship, it's doubtless some species of trees intentionally play hosts to hives as a means to protect themselves from being harvest. Reminds me
by GhotiFish 11y ago
Given that relationship, it's doubtless some species of trees intentionally play hosts to hives as a means to protect themselves from being harvest.
Reminds me of a tree that grows homes for ants.
oh wait. That was the Acacia tree as well!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3blzcbll7Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3blzcbll7Q
- news_to_me 11y agoI wondered whether elephants might actually be beneficial to acacias, by maybe spreading seeds or something (I'm not very familiar with the plant). On the contrary, it seems elephants' relationship with the acacia is sort of mixed: http://www.primitivism.com/elephant-acacia.htm http://www.primitivism.com/elephant-acacia.htm I love how interesting things like this lead me to discover even more interesting tidbits. Praise be the Internet.