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Small fungus-farming ants, Mycetosoritis hartmanni, in their subterranean garden. The fungus- a white stringy material- grows between the bits of debris fed to it by the ants. The ants then feed from the fungus- a true agricultural system. Texas. #ants #insects
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in reply to Frank Aylward

Alex Wild
Alex Wild
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@foaylward Mycetosoritus is less common than Atta, but they seem to prefer similarly sandy soils so I nearly always see Atta when I see these.
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