Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my affiliate policy. Ants farm aphids. They care for them, offer protection, and literally “farm” them – much like humans farm their ...
Some ants treat their own infections by eating aphids containing an antiseptic ingredient. In previous laboratory experiments, silky ants (Formica fusca) with fungal infections chose to eat food laced ...
Tanya Latty receives research grants from the Australian Research Council, AgriFutures Australia, and the Branco Weiss Society in Science fellowship. This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for ...
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