JungleDragon is a nature and wildlife community for photographers, travellers and anyone who loves nature. We're genuine, free, ad-free and beautiful.

Join

Devil's Garden, Caquetá, Colombia We were attending a path long abandoned, requiring lots of machete action to move forward. When we saw this unexpected clearing in the forest, we recognized it from an earlier trip as to be a Devil's Garden. The thin trees in the middle host a species of ant that will poison any seedlings in the immediate surroundings. In return, the tree provides shelter and food for the ants. Caquetá,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Duroia hirsuta,Geotagged,Peregrinos,South America,Winter,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Devil's Garden, Caquetá, Colombia

We were attending a path long abandoned, requiring lots of machete action to move forward. When we saw this unexpected clearing in the forest, we recognized it from an earlier trip as to be a Devil's Garden. The thin trees in the middle host a species of ant that will poison any seedlings in the immediate surroundings. In return, the tree provides shelter and food for the ants.

Sign in or Join in order to comment.

The Duroia hirsuta

"Duroia hirsuta" is a myrmecophyte tree species from the Amazon Forest. It is one of some 37 species of "Duroia" which are shrubs or canopy trees in the family Rubiaceae, favouring ants, and occurring in Central America as far north as Mexico, the Amazon Basin, the Guiana Shield, the Brazilian Atlantic coast and planalto.

Info 4 0
Similar species: Gentianales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
View Ferdy Christant's profile

By Ferdy Christant

All rights reserved
Uploaded Dec 10, 2022. Captured Sep 11, 2022 08:03 in 67F7WC88+JF.
country flag of Colombia Explore Colombia 8,334 2,805 0
  • iPhone 13 Pro
  • f/1.8
  • 1/60s
  • ISO800
  • 1.57mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.