Tiny Gardeners May Help Spread Invasive Species

A recent New York Times article explores how leaf-cutting ants often discard organic debris in piles.

Leaf-cutting ants are the gardeners of the insect world, cultivating fungus on the leaf pieces they bring back to the nest. And like their human counterparts, the ants have to deal with garden waste. After they harvest and feed the fungus to the colony, leaf-cutters often discard the organic debris in piles.

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Source: New York Times
 

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