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Ant Tree One that you shouldn't rub up against as it produces feed for ants that live within it and they are aggressive, venomous and defend the tree against attack. Seen all over the Pantanal with pink, white and red flowers. Ant tree,Mato Grosso,Pantanal,Transpantaneira highway,Triplaris americana Click/tap to enlarge

Ant Tree

One that you shouldn't rub up against as it produces feed for ants that live within it and they are aggressive, venomous and defend the tree against attack. Seen all over the Pantanal with pink, white and red flowers.

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The Ant tree

"Triplaris americana" is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by many common names, including ant tree or "pau-formiga", "guacamayo", "guayabo zancón", "hormiguero", "palo de Santa María", "tachí", "vara santa", "pau-de-novato", "formigueiro", "taxizeiro", and devil tree. It is native to Central and South America, occurring from Panama to Brazil.

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Uploaded Nov 14, 2022. Captured Aug 12, 2022 16:30.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/7.1
  • 1/1579s
  • ISO800
  • 235mm