Ants carry Dutchman's breeches seeds by an edible handle — ChillScroll

A reddish ant carrying a dark seed by its pale fleshy tip beside white woodland flowers

Ants carry Dutchman's breeches seeds by an edible handle

Each seed has a small fleshy part called an elaiosome. An ant carries the seed away, eats the pale morsel, and leaves the dark seed in a new spot where it may grow.

The ant gets a snack; the seed gets a short woodland ride.

Source · U.S. National Park Service ↗