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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
A half meter underground, a small colony of Mycesoritis hartmanni cultivates their fungus in a garden hung from the chamber ceiling. Smithville, Texas, USA
Mycetosoritis hartmanni nest, cutaway of the soil to reveal a pair of golf ball-sized fungus gardens. Smithville, Texas, USA
The intricate galleries of a fungus garden of Mycetosoritis hartmanni in a laboratory colony. Texas, USA
The intricate galleries of a fungus garden of Mycetosoritis hartmanni in a laboratory colony. Texas, USA
A half meter underground, a small colony of Mycesoritis hartmanni cultivates their fungus in a garden hung from the chamber ceiling. Smithville, Texas, USA
Mycetosoritis hartmanni nest, cutaway of the soil to reveal a pair of golf ball-sized fungus gardens. Smithville, Texas, USA
A half meter underground, a small colony of Mycesoritis hartmanni cultivates their fungus in a garden hung from the chamber ceiling. 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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