Tag Archives: Leafcutter ant

Overachievers of the insect world


NSF – [VIDEO 2:28] Leaf cutter ants could be called the overachievers of the insect world. They are farmers, medicine makers, and green energy producers. With support from the National Science Foundation, bacteriologist Cameron Currie studies the complex evolutionary relationships between the ants, the fungi they cultivate and eat, and the bacteria that influence this symbiosis. more> http://is.gd/q5tWSi