Chapter
The Relationship Between Leaf-Cutter Ants and Fungus
26:26 - 31:12 (04:46)
Leaf-cutter ants cultivate fungus and provide them with leaves to eat. In return, the fungus provides ants with food and antibiotics to prevent them from getting infected.
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Leafcutter ants carry pieces of fungus with them to rebuild their crop in their new home, which they use to decompose the leaves they cut in order to provide food for their young and prevent infection using the antimicrobials the fungus produces.
26:26 - 31:12 (04:46)
Leafcutter ants
Summary
Leafcutter ants carry pieces of fungus with them to rebuild their crop in their new home, which they use to decompose the leaves they cut in order to provide food for their young and prevent infection using the antimicrobials the fungus produces.