Bacteria tend leafcutter ants' gardens
Leafcutter ants, the tiny red dots known for carrying green leaves as they march through tropical forests, are also talented farmers that cultivate gardens of fungi and bacteria. Ants eat fungi from the so-called fungal gardens, but the bacteria's role has been unclear until now. Source: DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Discipline: Microbiology
Bacteria tend leafcutter ants' gardens
Leafcutter ants, the tiny red dots known for carrying green leaves as they march through tropical forests, are also talented farmers that cultivate gardens of fungi and bacteria. Ants eat fungi ...
Thu 1 Mar 12 from Phys.org
Bacteria tend leafcutter ants' gardens, Thu 1 Mar 12 from Biology News
Bacteria tend leafcutter ants' gardens, Thu 1 Mar 12 from e! Science News
Bacteria tend leafcutter ants' gardens, Thu 1 Mar 12 from ScienceDaily
Bacteria tend leafcutter ants' gardens, Thu 1 Mar 12 from Labspaces.net
Bacteria tend leafcutter ants' gardens, Thu 1 Mar 12 from Eurekalert
Bacteria Aids Ants, Could Improve Biofuel Production
Understanding how bacteria turn plant matter into a source of energy in ant fungal gardens could also help improve biofuel production, say researchers.
Fri 2 Mar 12 from Laboratory Equipment
- Pages: 1