Mark Moffett / Minden Pictures A group of leafcutter ants (Atta cephalotes ... ant is cleaned by smaller cone ants. Mark Moffett / Minden Pictures Army ant (Eciton burchellii) workers carrying ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Leafcutter ants (Atta sexdens) exhibit a form of "social immune memory," recognizing and intensifying their response to a pathogenic fungus even 30 days post ...

This was pioneered by leafcutter ants, which began harvesting fresh vegetation to feed their fungi. Today, nearly 250 ant species across the Americas and the Caribbean practice fungus farming ...

(Much like termites, which cause far more severe damage.) Some species, such as army ants, defy the norm and do not have permanent homes. (Why invasive ants are a bigger threat than previously ...

A study conducted by researchers from São Paulo State University (UNESP), in Brazil, and collaborators shows that lemon ...