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"Cecropia Sunset"
Costa Rica - Osa Peninsula - Corcovado National Park
While walking in Corcovado, I saw this view as the sun set over the ocean. Trumpet trees (Cecropia spp.) frame the ocean as the sun descends. Cecropias are one of my favorite trees due to their mutalistic relationship with ants and medicinal properties. Aztec ants (Azteca spp.) live in the trunk of the trumpet tree. Besides this home, the tree also provides the ant with extra floral necteries for the ants to eat. In return, the ant protects the Cecropia tree from predators, preventing any animal that attempts to eat trumpet leaves by stinging and biting them. They also prevent epiphytes and climbers from growing on the tree by eating the vegetation.
"Cecropia Sunset"
Costa Rica - Osa Peninsula - Corcovado National Park
While walking in Corcovado, I saw this view as the sun set over the ocean. Trumpet trees (Cecropia spp.) frame the ocean as the sun descends. Cecropias are one of my favorite trees due to their mutalistic relationship with ants and medicinal properties. Aztec ants (Azteca spp.) live in the trunk of the trumpet tree. Besides this home, the tree also provides the ant with extra floral necteries for the ants to eat. In return, the ant protects the Cecropia tree from predators, preventing any animal that attempts to eat trumpet leaves by stinging and biting them. They also prevent epiphytes and climbers from growing on the tree by eating the vegetation.
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