They can build amazingly intricate nests, farm fungus, herd aphids ... The secrets behind ant colonies’ organization lie in ...

The structure of the nest is carefully designed to manage ... A Perfect Symbiosis The relationship between leafcutter ants and their fungus is a stunning example of mutualism, where both parties ...

Over time, leafcutter ants have evolved a complex system of agriculture in their nests, cultivating bumper crops of fungi that are the ants' sole food source. Foragers cut pieces of leaves from ...