You probably think of ants as living in those dusty little hills that you accidentally kick on the sidewalk. But high above neotropical rain forests, certain ants create elaborate nests. The ants share their nest with numerous species of epiphytes, AKA non-parasitic plants that grow on other plants. Some of these plants only grow in or near ant nests. Clearly, these ant gardens are not ordinary anthills.
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