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A New Study Is Indicating That Plants May Have Evolved A Means To Mutually Benefit From Ants. The Ants Would Defend The Hollow Spike Shelters Provided By The Plants While, Unintentionally, Protecting The Plants. The Ants Would Also Protect Plants By Defending Their Food (E.g. Plant Nectar) From External Aggressors.

Plants evolved to manipulate ants into defending them

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/plants-and-ants-relationship-12122018/

A chicken and egg problem — rehashed in an unlikely scenario.