Edwin Giesbers / Fire ant (Solenopsis sp) worker, with green plant material behind

Stephen Dalton / Ant caught on Sundew plant {Drosera sp} UK

Mark Bowler / Line of Leaf-cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves, digital composite

Neil Lucas / Venus flytrap (insectivorous plant) with ant. Botanical Gardens, North Carolina, USA

Mark Moffett / Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) gathers carrot-like growths from Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia for delivery to larva in nest, in return for baby food Ant protects Acacia, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Carpenter Ant (Camponotus schmtzi) on tendril of host Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes bicalcarata), Borneo, Malaysia

Piotr Naskrecki / Melastoma (Melastomataceae) plant provides home for symbiotic Ants (Pheidole sp) wich in turn protect the plant from herbivores, Suriname

Ingo Arndt / Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) making home in acacia thorn in return protecting the plant from herbivores, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Ant Plant (Hydnophytum sp) caudex used by ants as nest, Muller Range, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Ant Plant (Hydnophytum sp) caudex used by ants as nest, Muller Range, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Ant Plant (Hydnophytum sp) new growth, Muller Range, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Ant Plant (Hydnophytum sp) caudex with cross-section showing smooth-walled chambers that provide home for ants which leave behind their nutrient-rich waste products, Papua New Guinea, composite image

Christian Ziegler / Ant (Crematogaster sp) group defending Macaranga (Macaranga sp) plant, but are fooled by caterpillar that is using fake ant pheromones, Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Christian Ziegler / Ant (Crematogaster sp) group defending Macaranga (Macaranga sp) plant, but are fooled by caterpillar that is using fake ant pheromones, Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Christian Ziegler / Ant (Crematogaster sp) nearing Macaranga (Macaranga sp) leaves to feed, in turn also protecting the plant, Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Ant trapped inside the flower of a Painted ground pitcher plant (Nepenthes burbidgeae) in Heath / Kerangas forest, Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Fruits from an epiphytic plant (Myrmecodia sp) growing on tree stem, Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Jouan & Rius / Epiphytic plant (Myrmecodia sp) growing on tree trunk, Bako NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Spiny Ant (Polyrhachis sp) in search of sweet nectar on the tenuous foothold of a Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes bicalcarata), Serian, Sarawak, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Ant Plant (Myrmecodia sp) in sphagnum bog, Waghete, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Ant Plant (Dischidia sp) showing domatia which house ants, Wasur National Park, Indonesia

Edwin Giesbers / Two Fire ant (Solenopsis sp) workers, one carrying the other in its jaws, with green plant material behind

Tim Laman / Ant plant (Hydnophytum sp) growing as an epiphyte on a tree in Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Stephen Dalton / Ant caught on Sundew plant {Drosera sp} UK

Nick Garbutt / Plant tuber colonised by symbiotic ants in karangas heath forest, Bako NP, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Plant tuber colonised by symbiotic ants in karangas heath forest, Bako NP, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Norbert Wu / Ant (Formicidae) group drinking nectar from plant, for which in turn they provide protection to the plant, Panama

Solvin Zankl / Namib desert dune ants (Camponotus detritus) on plant stem, cutting it down to carry back to the nest, Namib desert, Namibia

Kim Taylor / Red Ants (Myrmica rubra) collecting honeydew from Aphids on stem of Dock plant (Rumex sp) Surrey, UK

Kim Taylor / Red Ants (Myrmica rubra) collecting honeydew from Aphids on stem of Dock plant (Rumex sp) Surrey, UK

Nature Production / Ant-plant {Myrmecodia tuberosa} Bako National Park, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Gordon / {Camponotus sp} ants opening fruit of {Codonanthe sp} to get at seeds, plant grown in ant garden, Amazonia, Brazil

Nick Gordon / Camponotus sp. ant opening fruit of {Codonanthe sp} to get at seeds, plant grown in ant garden, Amazonia, Brazil

Jose B. Ruiz / Ant harvesting sap around group of Green peach aphids {Myzus persicae} feeding on leaf of fruit plant.

Gary Smith / Garden ants {Lasius niger} milking Black Aphids {Aphis fabae} on plant stem, Norfolk UK.

Michael Durham / Albany Pitcher Plant (Cephalotus follicularis) insectivorous plant with ant on edge of pitcher, native to the southern coast of Western Australia

Michael Durham / Albany Pitcher Plant (Cephalotus follicularis) insectivorous plant with ant on edge of pitcher, native to the southern coast of Western Australia

PREMAPHOTOS / Giant ponerine ants (Paraponera clavata) feeding on Heliconia imbricata plant, tropical rainforest, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Ant (Petalomyrmex sp) on Leonardoxa plant, attacking caterpillar to protect plant, Cameroon

Mark Moffett / Ant (Petalomyrmex sp) on Leonardoxa plant, attacking caterpillar to protect plant, Cameroon

Mark Moffett / Passion Flower (Barteria sp) scientist Doyle Mckey cautiously approaches vine occupied by Ant (Tetraponera sp) colony, Cameroon

Mark Moffett / Ant (Technomyrmex sp) on hairy surface of Sapotes (Delpydora sp) plant which make it impossible for ants of the wrong species to walk on, Cameroon

Mark Moffett / Entomologist Hamish Robertson examines fynbos shrub which depends on Marauder Ants (Pheidologeton sp) to plant its seeds like gardeners, Cape Town, South Africa

Mark Moffett / Ant (Technomyrmex sp) on hairy surface of Sapotes (Delpydora sp) plant which make it impossible for ants of the wrong species to walk on, Cameroon

Mark Moffett / Native South African Fynbos, ant buries seeds of plant so they can reproduce

Claus Meyer / Sundew (Drosera binata) a carnivorous plant with captured ant, Atlantic Forest ecosystem, Brazil

Claus Meyer / Sundew (Drosera binata) a carnivorous plant with an ant trapped in its sticky hairs, Atlantic Forest ecosystem, Brazil

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) pair collecting beltian bodies from plant for food, dry forest, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Claus Meyer / Sundew (Drosera regia) a carnivorous plant, with trapped ant in its sticky leaves, Cerrado ecosystem, Brazil

Claus Meyer / Sundew (Drosera binata) a carnivorous plant, with trapped ant in leaves, Cerrado ecosystem, Brazil

Mark Moffett / Ant (Crematogaster sp) drinking nectar from plant, French Guiana

Mark Moffett / Ant (Crematogaster sp) drinking nectar from plant, Manu, Peru

Mark Moffett / Ant (Crematogaster sp) drinking nectar from plant, Manu, Peru

Mark Moffett / Ponerine Ant (Ectatomma tuberculatum) protect Passion Flower (Passiflora sp) in return for sweet sap that oozes from the green spots along petals of flower, Peru

Mark Moffett / Blackbellied Clerid (Enoclerus lecontei) acting as a parasite, moves into Piper Plant, replacing the Ants (Pheidole bicornis) and providing no protection for the plant

Mark Moffett / Ant workers lured by sugary rewards along the margins of young Macaranga leaves, patrol and protect leaves from Beetles and other herbivores

Mark Moffett / Round Bodied Parasitic Ant (Cataulacus mckeyi) cannot enter rainforest Legume (Leonardoxa africana) host tree through narrow opening to Protector ant (Petalomynex phylax) nest, West Africa

Mark Moffett / Ant (Pheidole sp) group lives in pockets on leaves of Melastoma (Maieta sp) shrubs, one chamber serves as a nursery and one chamber for refuse which acts as plant fertilizer, Manu, Peru

Mark Moffett / Ant (Crematogaster sp) group inside host plant Macaranga (Macaranga sp) and receive nutrition from scale insects kept inside plant

Mark Moffett / Ant (Allomerus sp) group dismember corpses of their enemies within the hollow branches of Cordia (Cordia nodosa) host tree, Peru

Mark Moffett / Ant (Allomerus sp) group destroying Cordia buds, by keeping their plant from reproducing, the shrub grows larger for the ants

Mark Moffett / Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) chops apart vine touching its Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia tree, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) chops apart vine touching its Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia tree, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Ant (Pseudomyrmex sp) pair drink nectar from Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia tree and protect the tree from leaf eating enemies ensuring mutual survival, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes bicalcarata) traps insects in fluid filled cup where the insects drown and are slowly digested by the plant's juices, Borneo

Mark Moffett / Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp) on tendril of host Villose Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes villosa) a symbiotic relationship where the ants help host digest insects in exchange for living space, Borneo

Mark Moffett / Ant (Formica sp) killing parasitic fly, to protect sunflower plant, Colorado

Jim Brandenburg / Sundew (Drosera sp) with captured ant, Minnesota

Mark Moffett / Ant (Philidris sp) group feeding on the oily orange spores of a host fern The ants live in the fern's stem, where they gather nutrient rich debris to create compost for the fern, Borneo

Mark Moffett / Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp) group safely carry large insects up the slippery walls of a pitcher plant without getting trapped and drowning in the plant's digestive juices, Brunei, Borneo

Mark Moffett / Ant (Colobopsis sp) in pitcher plant, grabs drowned prey, Brunei, Borneo

Mark Moffett / Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp) swims unharmed in digestive juices of pitcher plant collecting large prey which would otherwise decompose and turn juices foul The symbiotic relationship benefits both an...

Mark Moffett / Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp) swims unharmed in digestive juices of pitcher plant collecting cricket prey which would otherwise decompose and turn juices foul, the symbiotic relationship benefits both...

Mark Moffett / Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp) group adults and pupae nest safely in tendril of carnivorous pitcher plant, Borneo

Mark Moffett / Carpenter Ant (Camponotus sp) adults and pupae nest safely in tendril of carnivorous Pitcher Plant, Borneo

Mark Moffett / Ant (Formicidae) burying yellow Ant Plant (Hydnophytum sp) seed

Mark Moffett / Ant (Formicidae) colony living in Ant Plant (Hydnophytum sp), Papua New Guinea

Mark Moffett / Ant (Formicidae) colony living in Ant Plant (Hydnophytum sp), Bako National Park, Borneo

Mark Moffett / Ant Plant (Hydnophytum sp) hosts a resident ant colony, Papua New Guinea

Mark Moffett / Ant Plant (Hydnophytum sp) which grows plastered to tree trunks, provides (Philidris sp) ants with a home, drawing nutrients from insect parts collected and brought home by the ants, Bako Park, Sarawa...

Mark Moffett / Ant Plant (Hydnophytum sp) which grows plastered to tree trunks, provides ants (Philidris sp) with a home, drawing nutrient from insect parts collected and brought home by the ants

Mark Moffett / Ant (Philidris sp) nursery thriving around slender white leaf roots of a (Dischidia major) which draw nourishment from insect parts collected by ants, Bako, Borneo

Mark Moffett / Ant (Philidris sp) group lives in the fern's speckled stem, where they drag nutrient rich debris to create compost for the fern Orange spores provide food source for ants, Bako, Borneo

Mark Moffett / Ant (Philidris sp) group live in the fern's speckled stem, where they drag nutrient rich debris to create compost for the fern Orange spores provide food source for ants, Bako, Borneo

Mark Moffett / Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) tree occupied by mutualist Ant (Crematogaster mimosae) the Ants attack anything eating their tree-protecting the tree's leaves, Africa

Mark Moffett / Patas Monkey (Erythrocebus patas) eating swollen base of Whistling Thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) acacia tree thorn occupied by Parasitic Ant (Tetraponera sp) parasite causes tree to look bare and sickl...

Mark Moffett / Ant (Pheidole sp) group lives in pockets on leaves of Melastoma (Maieta sp) shrubs One chamber serves as a nursery and one chamber for refuse which acts as plant fertilizer

Mark Moffett / Ant Plant (Hydnophytum sp) provides ant guardians with food stored under purple stipules

Mark Moffett / Ants together with the plant's spines guards a Rattan Palm, Singapore

Mark Moffett / Ant (Pachycondyla goeldii) carries Flamingo Plant (Anthurium sp) seed back to nest There it will eat the sticky string attached and then plant the seed, the seed will sprout and grow a new Ant Garden

Mark Moffett / Ant (Formicidae) colony living in Dancing Bulb (Tillandsia bulbosa) scientists are studying whether the ants and plant have a symbiotic relationship, French Guiana

Mark Moffett / Ant Plant (Hydnophytum sp) which grows plastered to tree trunks, provides ants (Philidris sp) with a home, drawing nutrient from insect parts collected and brought home by the ants, Bako National Park...

Mark Moffett / Macaranga (Macaranga sp) plant stipules, which provide globules of fat for ants living within its interior

Mark Moffett / Macaranga (Macaranga sp) plant stipules, which provide globules of fat for ants living inside its interior

Mark Moffett / Macaranga (Macaranga sp) plant stipules, which provide globules of fat for ants living within its interior

Mark Moffett / Ant (Philidris sp) host plant, close-up