Some fungal-farming ants loyal to their crops
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 16:00
in Biology & Nature
A group of fungi-farming ants are not only loyal to particular species of fungus, the relationship is so close it appears the ants and the fungus may be evolving together, a new study indicates.
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