Sentences with phrase «acacia plants»
In areas with few herbivores acacia plants don't bother to churn out many of the off - putting thorns.
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The mutualistic association between acacia plants and the ants that live on them is an excellent example: The plants provide food and accommodation in the form of food bodies and nectar as well as hollow thorns which can be used as nests.
They compared the leaves of acacia plants which were inhabited by either mutualistic or parasitic ants to leaves from which ants had been removed.
It lives on the acacia plant, dodging ants as it eats the succulent tips of the plant.
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It is a natural, non-GMO plant product that is US FDA GRAS 21 CFR 184.1330 and can be labeled «acacia,» «acacia gum» or «gum Arabic.»
The acacias and other plants attract insects: When the researchers set up sticky traps to collect beetles, flies, and other bugs, the side of each trap that faced the mound - collected 40 % more insects than the side facing away.
While collecting plants one day, Serrallonga noticed how the local Masai cut acacia wood with their machetes to make everyday utensils.