How Ants Weed Their Underground Fungus Gardens
Research hints at how fungus farming ants keep their gardens healthy
Health Lab · Michigan Medicine Department of Communication
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Show Notes
Findings show that the insects sniff out diseased fungus by detecting certain chemicals.
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