LEAF CUTTER ANT FARMING. “The ants actively cultivate their fungus, feeding it with freshly cut plant material and keeping it free from pests and molds. This mutualistic relationship is further augmented by another symbiotic partner; a bacterium that grows on the ants and secretes chemicals, – essentially the ants use portable antimicrobials.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022