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To Display 500,000 Ants, No Simple Ant Farm Will Do

Por: The New York Times Science April 24, 2023

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When the American Museum of Natural History’s new insectarium opens on May 4, a half-million leafcutter ants will share the title of star attraction.The ants are biological marvels, living in enormous colonies that function as a single superorganism. They are sophisticated farmers, collecting leaves that they use to nurture sprawling fungal gardens, which provide food for the colony.Creating the new leafcutter exhibit was a six-year journey... + full article



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