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plant fitness; regeneration; leaf-cutting ants; refuse dumps; soil fertility In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that the NR produced by Acromyrmex balzani (Emery, 1890) in the region of ...

A colony of leafcutter ants is home to more than just one species. Each year, studies reveal new layers of complexity in these ecosystems, where various fungi and bacteria thrive alongside the ants, ...

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A recent study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that, despite their outsized ecological impact, the diversity of ants in the American tropics and their behavior remain ...

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Life inside an ant nest usually appears calm and organized. Ants care for gardens made of soft layers of fungus, and many tiny microbes live around the gardens. Everything seems routine, almost like a ...

Ants play an important role in the ecosystem. However, despite knowing they are crucial to our world, these little guys can quickly become a nuisance when they invade our yard, garden, or outdoor ...

Q: I have leaf cutter ants attacking my crape myrtle for the fourth time. I’ve used poison at the entry to their nests, and it seems to work for two to three months. They really like this crape myrtle ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama discovered that carrying oversized loads limits the ability to perceive the trail in leafcutter ants, akin to blind spots ...

Ryan Garrett describes how he moved a half million leaf-cutter ants from Trinidad to the American Museum of Natural History. Produced by Azul Dahlstrom Eckman and mixed by Christopher J. Beale. 9 min ...