But did you know that in Colombia, fertilized queen Leafcutter ants are served brined and toasted? Also considered a delicacy ...

Leafcutter ants (Atta sexdens) exhibit a form of "social immune memory," recognizing and intensifying their response to a pathogenic fungus even 30 days post-exposure. This involves increased ...

Using this method, it was possible to establish the near-simultaneous emergence of two distinct fungal lineages from the same ancestor of today's leafcutter ants (a group known as Attini ...