Stefan F. Wirth<p>The <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Norwaymaple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Norwaymaple</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Acer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acer</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/platanoides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>platanoides</span></a> is a native <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tree</span></a> of (Central) <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> that spread northward after the last <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/IceAge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IceAge</span></a> along with mixed oak forests and is still commonly found in such <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/treecommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treecommunities</span></a> today. Like all <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a>, it offers <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/habitats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habitats</span></a> for numerous organisms, forming complex macro#ecosystems, e.g., the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/leaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leaves</span></a>, where <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a> feed, while the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/ant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ant</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Formica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Formica</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/fusca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fusca</span></a> is collecting their excretions (honeydew) as food.<br><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a><br>© <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StefanFWirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StefanFWirth</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> May 2025</p><p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photos</span></a><br>© S.F. Wirth</p>