Leaf-cutting Ants and Fungus

A  The ants and their agriculture have been extensively studied over the years, but the recent research has uncovered intriguing new findings about the fungus they cultivate,how they domesticated it and how they cultivate it and preserve it from pathogens.For example,the fungus farms,which the ants were thought to keep free of pathogens,turn out to be vulnerable to a devastating mold,found nowhere else but in ants’ nests.To keep the mold in check,the ants long ago made a discovery that...