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Melissotarsus may be the only lineage besides humans to raise other animals for meat. Here, workers tend to domesticated scale insects inside the nest galleries. Kibale Forest, Uganda
Melissotarsus weissi Kibale Forest, Uganda
Some species of Cyphomyrmex fungus-growing ants are unusual in cultivating their fungus in yeast form. Rather than spongy white mycelia, the gardens of these ants are full of bite-sized white yeast globules. Mindo, Ecuador
An ambitious Cyphomyrmex forager carries a piece of insect frass back to the nest. These ants feed exclusively on a fungus that grows on the bits of detritus they gather. Mindo, Ecuador
An ambitious Cyphomyrmex forager carries a piece of insect frass back to the nest. These ants feed exclusively on a fungus that grows on the bits of detritus they gather. Mindo, Ecuador
Some species of Cyphomyrmex fungus-growing ants are unusual in cultivating their fungus in yeast form. Rather than spongy white mycelia, the gardens of these ants are full of bite-sized white yeast globules. Mindo, Ecuador
A Cyphomyrmex (rimosus-group sp.) worker tends to yeast globules in the fungus garden. Mindo, Ecuador
Cyphomyrmex (rimosus-group sp.) tends to the fungus garden. Mindo, Ecuador
Inside the spongy galleries of the fungus garden, Acromyrmex echinatior leafcutter workers display microbial white patches on their chests made of Actinomyces bacteria. The bacteria are thought to produce antibiotics protecting the ants' fungus garden from infection- a true example of pesticide use among agricultural insects. Panama; Laboratory colony at the University of Wisconsin at Madison
Melissotarsus may be the only lineage besides humans to raise other animals for meat. Here, workers tend to domesticated scale insects inside the nest galleries.

Kibale Forest, Uganda
Melissotarsus may be the only lineage besides humans to raise other animals for meat. Here, workers tend to domesticated scale insects inside the nest galleries. Kibale Forest, Uganda
Melissotarsus may be the only lineage besides humans to raise other animals for meat. Here, workers tend to domesticated scale insects inside the nest galleries.

Kibale Forest, Uganda
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