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What type of relationship is it when ants live on an acacia tree and protect it from insects while acacia tree provides food for the ants?

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What type of relationship do acacia trees have with acacia-ants?

DiMaura Term Chair in the Department of Biology, re-described what has become a classic example of biological mutualism: the obligate relationship between acacia-ants and their host acacia trees.

What is the relationship between ants and acacia trees?

D., re-described what has become a classic example of biological mutualism: the obligate relationship between acacia-ants and ant-acacia trees. The acacia trees produce specialized structures to shelter and feed the ant colony, and the ants, in turn, defend the tree against herbivores.