Asteroid impact may have prompted ants to ‘farm’ fungi

Iconic mutualistic relationship likely arose in decaying plant matter after the cataclysm 66 million years ago.

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Science
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2024-10-03
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adt5692
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Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
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Asteroid impact may have prompted ants to ‘farm’ fungi

Ariana Remmel
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Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
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Asteroid impact may have prompted ants to ‘farm’ fungi

Ariana Remmel
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Abstract

Iconic mutualistic relationship likely arose in decaying plant matter after the cataclysm 66 million years ago.

ScienceVol. 386(6717)
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Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
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