Trachymyrmex septentrionalis. Fungus-growing ants use a variety of substrates to nourish their cultivars, but caterpillar frass is one of the richest.
Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis. Fungus-growing ants use a variety of substrates to nourish their cultivars, but caterpillar frass is one of the richest.
Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
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