Scientists reveal ants as fungus farmers

It turns out ants, like humans, are true farmers. The difference is that ants are farming fungus. Entomologists Ted Schultz and Seán Brady at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have published a paper in the March 24 issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, providing new insight into the agricultural abilities of ants and how these abilities have evolved throughout time.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news125598588.html">Scientists reveal ants as fungus farmers</a></p> <p>It turns out ants, like humans, are true farmers. The difference is that ants are farming fungus. Entomologists Ted Schultz and Seán Brady at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have published a paper in the March 24 issue of the journal <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</i>, providing new insight into the agricultural abilities of ants and how these abilities have evolved throughout time.</p>