Thrips soldiers found able to ward off fungus

(Phys.org) -- Researchers studying the tiny bugs known as thrips have made two discoveries concerning one species: Kladothrips intermedius. The first is that though such thrips soldiers have big forearms, they don’t seem to gain any advantage from them in battle. The second is that the soldiers create a body coating that is able to ward off a type of fungus that invades their nests. The research team, a combined mix of Canadians and Australians studying the native Australian species, have published the results of their study in the journal Biology Letters.

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