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Primitive Fungus Growing Ant switches fungus strains!!!

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 9:37 am
by Acromyrmexbob
OK this is amazing. You should definately read this. Apparently researchers have discovered a very primitive type of Leaf Cutting Ant which has switched from its original type of fungus to the species of fungus that Atta and Acromyrmex grow. How?!?

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nea ... odern-food