The Ant, <i>Mycocepurus smithii</i> (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

The Ant, <i>Mycocepurus smithii</i>

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The ant, Mycocepurus smithii, a living ancestor of modern lea-cutter ants, farms its non-domesticated fungal cultivar in gardens that hang from the ceilings of underground nest chambers

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David Nash

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