IntroductionAcacia Cornigera is known as the megaphone acacia. As its name suggests, the Acacia Cornigera species has horn-shaped spines, which serve as a hostage to their mutualistic partners, known as Acacia ants - Pseudomyrmex ferruginea. Apart from this, the peculiarity of Cornigera is that it consists of yellowish nodules at the tips of its subdivided leaves. The yellowish nodules are Beltian bodies. They are high in fat and protein, providing food for ants. In addition, they produce a characteristic extrafloral nectar (Gonzalez-Teuber et al. 2009). These adaptations of Acacia Cornigera are rare compared to other plant forms. It should be noted that ants are not the only ones that are beneficial. In return, ants protect plants from herbivores and competing plants. As a result, adaptations in ant habits, plant anatomy and physiology form a mutualistic relationship between the two species (Rickson, 1975). The complex lifestyles of Acacia Cornigera and Pseudomyrmex ferruginea have led to extensive studies of the special growth form by numerous publications. Studies have suggested that Beltian bodies must have evolved to serve as a food source for the ant populations with which Cornigera interacts. Beltian body tissues are particularly rich in protein and RNA – which is also a type of protein. In addition, Beltian bodies also contain a high proportion of fats in the form of lipids. The results show that the anatomy of Acacia Cornigera is engaged in a mutually beneficial relationship with ants (Rickson, 1975). Hypothesis As the spines and Beltian bodies of Acacia Cornigera serve such a critical function in the plant-ant interaction, I would like to suggest that the relative...... middle of paper ......plants must be collected. In conclusion, whether or not the characteristics of Acacia Cornigera contribute to improved fitness still needs to be investigated through studies and experiments. and obligate mutualists of ants. J Chem Ecol 35(4): 459-468. Heil, Martin, Birgit Baumann, Ralf Kruger, K. Eduard Linsenmair. 2004. Major nutrient compounds present in the food bodies of Mexican Acacia ant plants. Chemoecology 14(1): 45-52. Heil, Martin, Domancar Orona-Tamayo, Sascha Eilmus, Stefanie Kautz, Marcia Gonzalez-Teuber. 2010. Chemical communication and coevolution in an ant-plant mutualism. Chemoecology 20(2): 63-74. Rickson, Fred R. 1975. The ultrastructure of Acacia cornigera L. Beltian body tissue. American Journal of Botany 62(9):913-922