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2. Leafcutter ant - Wikipedia

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   Leaf cutter ants are sensitive enough to adapt to the fungi's reaction to different plant material, apparently detecting chemical signals from the fungus. If a particular type of leaf is toxic to the fungus, the colony will no longer collect it. The only two other groups of insects to use fungus-based agriculture are ambrosia beetles and ...

3. Fungus-growing ants - Wikipedia

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   Fungus-growing ants (tribe Attini) comprise all the known fungus-growing ant species participating in ant–fungus mutualism. They are known for cutting grasses and leaves, carrying them to their colonies' nests, and using them to grow fungus on which they later feed. Their farming habits typically have large effects on their surrounding ecosystem.

4. Texas leafcutter ant - Wikipedia

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   The queen ant will deposit eggs that then hatch into cream colored larvae. Fully developed 1/4 to ½ inch long larvae form pupae. In the spring, some larvae develop into larger (3/4 inch long) winged male and female ants, called reproductives. Males have much smaller heads than do females and both have long smoky black wings.

5. 20 Easy Methods for Getting Rid of Ants Outside Naturally - AOL

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   In fact, ants can be useful scavengers and pollinators. Their tunneling and burrowing activities can aerate and enrich the soil. With the exception of leaf-cutter ants, they also rarely cause any ...

6. Yes, Ants Actually Farm Their Food - AOL

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   There are at least 55 distinct species of leaf cutter ants, divided into three genera: Acromyrmex, Amoimyrmux, and Atta. While the Amoimyrmex ants typically have three ant castes (different types ...

7. Amoimyrmex striatus - Wikipedia

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   Amoimyrmex striatus is a species of leafcutter ant found in the Neotropics. [2]It is a member of the subfamily Myrmicinae, and within the tribe Attini.As an attine, A. striatus forages for vegetation that will be applied to the fungal garden, typical in all leaf-cutting species. [3]

8. Verticillium wilt - Wikipedia

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   Finally, insects have also been shown to transmit the disease. Many insects including potato leaf hopper, leaf cutter bees, and aphids have been observed transmitting conidia of Verticillium and because these insects can cause damage to the plant creating an entry for the Verticillium, they can help transmit the disease. [3]

9. Acromyrmex - Wikipedia

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   The ants actively cultivate their fungus on a medium of masticated leaf tissue. This is the sole food of the queen and other colony members that remain in the nest. The mediae also gain subsistence from plant sap they ingest whilst physically cutting out sections of leaf from a variety of plants.