Plants
Yum! Flies swarm to a flower that smells like wounded ants
A type of Japanese dogsbane emits the distress signal of injured ants — a particular scent — to draw in scavenging flies that end up pollinating its flowers.
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Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species' chances to survive and reproduce.
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