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For example, aphids living on the trees may excrete the fungus's defense substance in their honeydew and therefore be visited less by ants. In a new study published in Ecology Letters, researchers ...

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For example, aphids living on the trees may excrete the fungus's defense substance in their honeydew and therefore be visited less by ants. Endophytes are microorganisms that live inside plants.