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TIL there's an ant that farms fungus. They carry an effectively GMO fungus from nest to nest, give it a specific food source to fertilize, and even tend and clean their fungus "garden". asm.org/articles/201...
The Leaf-cutter Ant’s 50 Million Years of Farming
Ants have learned to farm 50 million years ago, way before humans did. Their crop of choice? Fungus!
asm.org
April 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
TIL there's an ant that farms fungus. They carry an effectively GMO fungus from nest to nest, give it a specific food source to fertilize, and even tend and clean their fungus "garden". asm.org/articles/201...
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this is basically all human civilisation
January 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
this is basically all human civilisation