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Ants discovered agriculture 66 million years ago
The researchers looked for these elements throughout the genomes of 475 fungal species cultivated by ants and collected from ...
When a massive asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, ants began farming fungi
New research shows that ants have been farming fungi for 66 million years — thanks in part to the asteroid that fueled the ...
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Ants Farmed Fungi in the Wake of Dinosaurs’ Demise 66 Million Years Ago
A new study from Smithsonian scientists analyzes ant and fungus species, and uncovers the origins of their close partnership ...
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Asteroid that doomed dinosaurs created ant agriculture, Louisiana researchers say
LSU AgCenter mycologist Vinson P. Doyle and LSU Department of Biological Sciences professor Brant C. Faircloth lent their ...
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When a massive asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, ants began farming fungi
You have probably seen leaf-cutter ants carrying bits of plants ... back to their nests to feed a garden of fungi, which produce food for the ants. Researchers have now used DNA analysis to ...
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When a massive asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, ants began farming fungi
“They have small brains, and yet they manage to carry out this complicated suite ... and the fungi in what’s called mutualism. The ants get food, and the fungi get room and board, plus careful ...
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Asteroid That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs Also Led to Ant Agriculture
A new study demonstrates that ants began farming fungi after an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago, causing a global ...