The fungi produce gongylidia, which are like little nutrient-filled powerhouses for ants. Interestingly, certain ant species also grow multiple types of fungi, and some may even share with other ant ...
He says nearly 250 different species of ants in the Americas and Caribbean farm fungi. Researchers organized those ants into four agricultural systems based on their cultivation methods. Leafcutter ...
A man camping in the Amazon rainforest shared the moment he was woken up by leaf cutter ants ripping apart his tent. Conservationist Paul Rosolie was resting in the world's largest rainforest when ...