Inside the fungus garden of the asexual ant Mycocepurus smithii. Panama - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Mycocepurus

is one of several small, inconspicuous fungus-cultivating ant genera in the Neotropics. One species, M. smithii, has parthenogenetic populations that are entirely female.

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Mycocepurus curvispinosus in the fungus garden of a laboratory colony at the University of Texas.

Panama

Mycocepurus smithii, on a fungal thread at the periphery of the fungus garden. The ants are true agriculturalists, cultivating an edible fungus on a substrate of assorted debris.

Panama

Inside the fungus garden of the asexual ant Mycocepurus smithii.

Panama

Inside the fungus garden of the asexual ant Mycocepurus smithii.

Panama

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Keywords: fungus females insects agriculture formicidae mutualism myrmicinae attini eusocial asexual social insects mycocepurus parthenogenetic parthenogenesis sexless asexual ants mycocepurus smithii

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