A cross-section of an urban lawn reveals plump pink root aphids feeding on grass, and tiny Solenopsis molesta thief ants tending them for honeydew.

Urbana, Illinois, 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 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 nest, cutaway of the soil to reveal a pair of golf ball-sized fungus gardens.

Smithville, Texas, USA
A cross-section of an urban lawn reveals plump pink root aphids feeding on grass, and tiny Solenopsis molesta thief ants tending them for honeydew.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A cross-section of an urban lawn reveals plump pink root aphids feeding on grass, and tiny Solenopsis molesta thief ants tending them for honeydew.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A cross-section of an urban lawn reveals plump pink root aphids feeding on grass, and tiny Solenopsis molesta thief ants tending them for honeydew.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
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