The Radiohead ant: A new species of 'silky' ant grows fungus gardens for food
Monday, April 24, 2017 - 11:01
in Biology & Nature
The ants of the genus Sericomyrmex - literally translated as 'silky ants' - belong to the fungus-farming ants, a group of ants that have figured out how to farm their own food. The silky ants are the less well-known relatives of the famous leaf-cutter ants - well-studied, photogenic model organisms that you simply cannot avoid if you take a trip to the Neotropics.