Articles for tag: ant colonies, ant-fungus symbiosis, Ants, Attine ants, leafcutter ants

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The Ants That Farm Mushrooms Underground

Suhail Ahmed

  They live in darkness, yet their work feeds entire cities of their own making. Deep below forest floors across the Americas, farming ants grow fungi the way we raise crops, tending gardens with a care that feels startlingly familiar. The mystery is how such tiny bodies coordinate climate control, disease management, and supply chains ...