Mycetosoritis hartmanni in their subterranean fungus garden.  The fungus- a white stringy material- grows between the bits of debris fed to it by the ants.  The ants then feed from the fungus- a true agricultural system.

Smithville, Texas, USA
Mycetosoritis hartmanni in their subterranean fungus garden.  The fungus- a white stringy material- grows between the bits of debris fed to it by the ants.  The ants then feed from the fungus- a true agricultural system.

Smithville, Texas, USA
Mycetosoritis hartmanni in their subterranean fungus garden.  The fungus- a white stringy material- grows between the bits of debris fed to it by the ants.  The ants then feed from the fungus- a true agricultural system.

Smithville, Texas, USA
Mycetosoritis hartmanni in their subterranean fungus garden.  The fungus- a white stringy material- grows between the bits of debris fed to it by the ants.  The ants then feed from the fungus- a true agricultural system.

Smithville, Texas, USA
Mycetosoritis hartmanni in their subterranean fungus garden. The fungus- a white stringy material- grows between the bits of debris fed to it by the ants. The ants then feed from the fungus- a true agricultural system.

Smithville, Texas, USA
Mycetosoritis hartmanni in their subterranean fungus garden.  The fungus- a white stringy material- grows between the bits of debris fed to it by the ants.  The ants then feed from the fungus- a true agricultural system.

Smithville, Texas, USA
Mycetosoritis hartmanni in their subterranean fungus garden. The fungus- a white stringy material- grows between the bits of debris fed to it by the ants. The ants then feed from the fungus- a true agricultural system.

Smithville, Texas, USA
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