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A fact from Acropyga exsanguis appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 February 2020 ( check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the ant Acropyga exsanguis shares its nest with several species of mealybug, including Geococcus coffeae? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2020/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Acropyga exsanguis.

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It would be nice to know the nature of the symbiosis with mealybugs. What do the ants get out of it? Bill ( talk) 02:01, 4 February 2020 (UTC) reply

@ Billposer: They feed on the sugary secretion that the mealybugs secrete. Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 07:09, 4 February 2020 (UTC) reply