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Ant-attended Treehopper

Publilia concava

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A small North American treehopper commonly tended by ants that harvest its honeydew secretions. In return, attending ants protect it from predators and parasitoids.

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Did You Know?

Studies show that ant-tended colonies have significantly higher survival rates than untended ones, proving the mutualism is real.