July 6, 2025 in Beware the Myrmecophiles!

Beware the Myrmecophiles! – Part 1

This series based upon Matthew 7:15-20 compares the relationship of myrmecophiles and ants to how people in our lives might infiltrate and disrupt or bring harm to us. A myrmecophile is an organism which lives in a commensal relationship in which it uses food supplied in the internal or external environment of its host without establishing a close association with it.  This relationship is often parasitic in nature, with the myrmecophile playing a seemingly harmless role in the lives of its host while actually playing a significant role in the ecology and dynamics of entire ecosystems. For the purposes of