The Ant and the Butter fly Chrysalis

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Introduction Many Australian members of the butterfly family Lycaenidae Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Azures have an unusual association with ants: Distribution Members of the Family Lycaenidae are mainly found in the tropics. Other behaviours and adaptations Ants are normally predators of butterfly larvae caterpillars , however lycaenids have evolved a range of mechanisms to overcome predation.

Three types of glands and the substances they produce are: These are called pore cupola organs. This is called the dorsal nectory organ or 'honey gland'. These are called dorsal eversible organs or 'tentacular organs': They take the form of long cylindrical tubes that can be everted turned inside out , and are topped with a brightly coloured ring of spikes. When the tubes are retracted, a pale depression surrounded by hairs indicates their position.

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The function of these glands may be to attract or repel ants through the release of volatile chemicals, but this is not certain. Associations with ants include the following categories: Larvae that are not attended by ants, or only rarely associated with ants Larvae that are frequently attended by ants.

These are called myrmecophilous 'ant-loving' associations. Within this category, there are two types of association: Larvae that either prey on ants or are fed by ants.

These are called aphytophagous 'non-plant-eating' associations. In this category there are larvae that prey upon immature ants or larvae that feed on the regurgitations of ants.

Lycaenid butterflies and ants - The Australian Museum

This category also includes species that prey upon, or feed on, secretions produced by bugs Order Hemiptera. Larvae that are preyed upon by ants. This is a much smaller category. For example, the meat ant, Iridomyrmex purpureus , preys on the larvae of azure butterflies Ogyris sp.

It has been found that large blue butterflies are three times less likely to survive in nests that have queen ants present. This discovery has been explained with a theory called the "queen effect". In most Myrmica nests, the queen ant will lay two main batches of eggs, and the females that hatch from these eggs will either become workers or virgin queens. Whether these females become workers or virgin queens is dependent on the status of the queen in the nest.

If the queen dies, worker ants have the largest of the female larvae transition into virgin queens. If the queen is present and healthy, she influences the nurse workers to neglect, starve and bite the female larvae which results in restricted growth and aids in the transition to workers. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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