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cheval tree
The cheval tree is native to North Agaléga Islands,〔http://www.encyclopedia.mu/Nature/Geography/Islets/Agalega/index.html〕 a territory of Mauritius. It is unique in its properties of minor adhesivity, which attracts insects: specifically, heelwalkers (belonging to the Mantophasmatodea) or ''Formosozoros newi'' (belonging to the Zoraptera). The tree was named for the glue-like secretion of its bark and the use of horse-hooves for glue in former times—the French word (French is the colonizing language of Agalega) for "horse" is "cheval".
== The cheval and the Agalega Island Day Gecko ==
In a symbiotic relationship, the Agalega Island Day Gecko〔(Agalega Island Day Gecko - Phelsuma borbonica agalegae )〕 (''Phelsuma borbonica agalegae'') feeds off the insects trapped in the viscous, though thin, sap while depostiting its vitamin-rich droppings at the base of the tree. Though this may seem to more resemble commensalism than not, the droppings do in fact provide a registrable gain for the cheval tree, though it is not nearly as great as the free and ample sustenance gained by the gecko. Scientists have yet to come up with a satisfactory explanation for this strange "selflessness" on the cheval's behalf, and have set up a research station in the Agalega town of Vingt Cinq〔(Government of Mauritius )〕 for further study.
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