Ambrosia Beetles (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

Ambrosia Beetles

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Beetles share the work of cultivating their fungal gardens: some clean the tunnel systems that are being eaten into the wood, others clear the dirt from the nest and clean their fellow workers -- always with the aim of optimizing the symbiosis of beetle and fungus.

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Gernot Kunz

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