Fungus - Growing Ants
Weber NA. 1966. Fungus - Growing Ants. Science. 153(3736)
Fungus-growing ants (Attini) are in reality unique fungus-culturing insects. There are several hundres species in some dozen genera, of which Acromyrmex and Atta are the conspicuous leaf-cutters. The center of their activities is the fungus garden, which is also the site of the queen and brood.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Weber, Neal
- Units
- ORPI
- Keywords
- Fungus growing ants