Myrmecophilous (ᏙᏒᏓᎵ-ᎠᎨᏳᎯ) ᏍᎪᏯ ᎠᏁᏍᎩᎸᎥᏍᎩᎯᎠ ᏏᏓᏁᎸᎯ Lycaenidae (e.g., ᏌᎪᏂᎨ, ᎠᏥᏱ, ᎠᎴ hairstreaks) ᎤᏂᎪᏗᏗ ᎦᎾᏝᎢ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ, ᎤᏗᏅᏒᎩ ᎨᎳᏍᏙᏗ ᎡᏍᎦᏂ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏲᎸᎯ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ' ᎤᏁᏍᎩᎸᏒ ᎾᎾᎢ ᏒᏃᏱ. ᎯᎠ ᏍᎪᏯ ᎠᏁᏍᎩᎸᎥᏍᎩ ᎤᎭ gland ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᏕᎵᏓ ᏩᏚᎵᏏ ᎤᎯᏌᏛ ᎯᎳᎪ ᎢᏳ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ ᎦᏅᎦᎸᏗ ᎠᏂ. ᎢᎦᏛ ᏍᎪᏯ ᎠᏁᏍᎩᎸᎥᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᎠᏛᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᏐᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏃᏴᎬ Ꮎ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ. ᎢᎦᏛ ᏍᎪᏯ ᎠᏁᏍᎩᎸᎥᏍᎩ ᎤᎭ ᎦᏇᏅᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ-ᎠᎨᏳᎯ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ-ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ myrmecophagous ᏍᎪᏯ ᎠᏁᏍᎩᎸᎥᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᏄᎪᏫᏍᏗ pheromone ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏗᎪᏢᏅ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ Ꮎ ᎯᎠ ᏍᎪᏯ ᎠᏁᏍᎩᎸᎥᏍᎩ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏌᏊ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎣᏤᎵ. ᎯᎠ ᎠᏲᎵ ᏫᎵ ᏀᎢᏳᎢ ᎾᏍᏋ ᎠᎩᏒᎯ ᎾᏀᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ' ᎤᏁᏍᎩᎸᏒ ᎭᏢᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵᏇ ᎨᎳᏍᏙᏗ ᏀᎾ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ larvae.