When holes are drilled into trees they live in, the ants can repair the damage. ... They began drilling holes into other Cecropia trees in their Panama City neighborhood.

Cecropia trees grow quickly to fill any gaps in the forest canopy. Wagner Campelo / shutterstock. Because Cecropia species grow fast and produce lots of leaves with few chemical defenses rather ...

Ants have been seen healing wounded trees in Panama—behavior that is believed to have never been observed before. When holes were drilled into Cecropia tree trunks, the ants emerged from their ...

Larger than a monarch butterfly but residing in the same realm of beauty, cecropia moths with wing spans of 5 to 7 inches are out and if you’re lucky, like the folks at Tree Pittsburgh, you ...

Numerous plants feature broad, deeply lobed leaves. But those of the cecropia tree (C. palmata, formerly peltata) are unmistakable. Each leaf is up to 18 inches across, has 7 to 11 lobes and is ...

Perched on the front yard trampoline under a big maple tree in 2020, Cloquet teenager Aili Buytaert wasn't sure what to think ...

Lily pads and Cecropia trees grow in two very different environments, but a similar leaf shape helps them cope with two very different problems. Support For Indiana Public Media Comes From.

Similarly, mothers with babies may choose trees that have a thicker canopy as their maternity ward, moving back to the Cecropia tree when the baby is older. This open structure is important when ...

In Guiana, symbiosis between Azteca ants and the Cecropia tree (or trumpet tree) is frequent. However, a surprising discovery has been made: one species of ant (Azteca andreae) uses the 'Velcro ...

During the pandemic, five curious high school students accidentally discovered how Azteca alfari ants respond to damage to their Cecropia host trees. Donna Conlon. One afternoon, during the early ...

In the mountains of Peru, where ancient cloud forests meet the Amazon Rainforest, an Andean bear made scientific history. For four months, a camera collar captured the wild male’s daily life ...

cool! the fruits of the Cecropia tree are known for Nutritional value. The fruit is high in protein and nutrients. Also, The fruit can be made into a syrup to soothe coughs and bronchitis. The leaves ...