The unusual gall shape of some of the thorn bases are home to the tiny but aggressive Crematogaster ants. The Whistling Thorn provides protection

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The unusual gall shape of some of the thron bases are home to the tiny but aggressive Crematogaster ants. The Whistling Thorn provides prtoection to the ants, which is known as mrymecophytism

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Location: Nyerere National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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