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Unraveling Trichoderma species in the attine ant environment: description of three new taxa [PDF]
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2016 Fungus-growing "attine" ants forage diverse substrates to grow fungi for food. In addition to the mutualistic fungal partner, the colonies of these insects harbor a rich microbiome composed of bacteria, filamentous fungi and yeasts. Previous work reported some Trichoderma species in the fungus gardens of leafcutter ants.
Quimi Vidaurre Montoya +3 more
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Discussion of development processes in insect-fungus association derived from the shaggy parasol fruiting on the nests of hairy wood ants [PDF]
, 2019 1. Chlorophyllum rhacodes, typically regarded as a rich grassland or open forest “mush‐room” species, was found fruiting abundantly on nests of Formica lugubris, occurring in a Pinus silvestris plantation.
Fraser, Douglas
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Escovopsioides as a fungal antagonist of the fungus cultivated by leafcutter ants
BMC Microbiology, 2018 Background Fungus gardens of fungus-growing (attine) ants harbor complex microbiomes in addition to the mutualistic fungus they cultivate for food. Fungi in the genus Escovopsioides were recently described as members of this microbiome but their role in ...
Julio Flavio Osti, Andre Rodrigues
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How Do Leaf-Cutting Ants Recognize Antagonistic Microbes in Their Fungal Crops?
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Leaf-cutting ants employ diverse behavioral strategies for promoting the growth of fungal cultivars in a structure known as fungus garden. As a nutritionally rich resource for the ants, the fungal crop is threatened by microbial antagonists and pathogens.
Aryel C. Goes +5 more
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IMA Fungus, 2021 Escovopsis is a diverse group of fungi, which are considered specialized parasites of the fungal cultivars of fungus-growing ants. The lack of a suitable taxonomic framework and phylogenetic inconsistencies have long hampered Escovopsis research. The aim
Quimi Vidaurre Montoya +4 more
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Symbiotic complexity: discovery of a fifth symbiont in the attine ant–microbe symbiosis [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2007 The fungus-growing ant–microbe mutualism is a classic example of organismal complexity generated through symbiotic association. The ants have an ancient obligate mutualism with fungi they cultivate for food. The success of the mutualism is threatened by specialized fungal parasites ( Escovopsis ) that consume the ...
Ainslie E F, Little, Cameron R, Currie
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Sanitizing the fortress: protection of ant brood and nest material by worker antibiotics [PDF]
, 2013 Social groups are at particular risk for parasite infection, which is heightened in eusocial insects by the low genetic diversity of individuals within a colony. To combat this, adult ants have evolved a suite of defenses to protect each other, including
Graystock, P +4 more
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Systematic Entomology, Volume 50, Issue 3, Page 469-494, July 2025.A comprehensive, integrative study approach combining morphology, population genetics, phylogenetics and biogeography revealed that the Acromyrmex octospinosus species complex consists of two species: A. octospinosus and its social parasite A. insinuator.
Daniela Mera‐Rodríguez +2 more
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The Evolutionary Innovation of Nutritional Symbioses in Leaf-Cutter Ants
Insects, 2012 Fungus-growing ants gain access to nutrients stored in plant biomass through their association with a mutualistic fungus they grow for food. This 50 million-year-old obligate mutualism likely facilitated some of these species becoming dominant ...
Frank O. Aylward +2 more
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Foraging activity by an ecosystem engineer, the superb lyrebird, ‘farms’ its invertebrate prey
Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 94, Issue 5, Page 848-862, May 2025.We show that the superb lyrebird, an ecosystem engineer, undertakes a unique form of resource farming through its foraging activity. By modulating litter and soil habitats on the forest floor, lyrebirds create conditions conducive to their invertebrate prey, increasing richness and biomass and resulting in a remarkable farming feedback loop.
Alex C. Maisey +2 more
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