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Fig. 5. A in Ants tend ghost orchids: patrolling of Dendrophylax lindenii (Orchidaceae) by Crematogaster ashmeadi in Florida

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  • 1. University of Florida, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity & Department of Biology, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA; E-mail: phoulihan@ufl.edu (P. R. H.) & Current address: Department of Environmental Science & Policy, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC 20036, USA; E-mail: phoulih2@jhu.edu (P. R. H.)
  • 2. University of Florida, Entomology and Nematology Department, P.O. Box 110620, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA; E-mail: alucky@ufl.edu (A. L.)
  • 3. Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, P.O. Box 548, Copeland, Florida 34137, USA; E-mail: mike.owen@dep.state.fl.us (M. O.)
  • 4. University of Florida, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity & Department of Biology, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA; E-mail: phoulihan@ufl.edu (P. R. H.) & University of Florida, Entomology and Nematology Department, P.O. Box 110620, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA; E-mail: alucky@ufl.edu (A. L.)

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Fig. 5. A mosquito, Aedes taeniorhynchus, rests on a Dendrophylax lindenii flower. This is a common occurrence that may indicate insect attraction to volatile compounds emitted by the orchid, and also potential prey for ambush predators on its flowers.

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Published as part of Houlihan, Peter R., Lucky, Andrea, Owen, Mike & Emmel, Thomas C., 2020, Ants tend ghost orchids: patrolling of Dendrophylax lindenii (Orchidaceae) by Crematogaster ashmeadi in Florida, pp. 369-375 in Florida Entomologist 103 (3) on page 373, DOI: 10.1653/024.103.0309, http://zenodo.org/record/13257555

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