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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/115513492942330126">myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Saturday, 08-Nov-2025 21:26:16 JST</a><a href="https://sauropods.win/@futurebird" title="futurebird@sauropods.win"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/31520-48-20221126213630.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="myrmepropagandist" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">myrmepropagandist</a><div><a href="https://mstdn.social/@JeanieBurrell/115513279500486238" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a><ul><li></ul></div></section><article><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/@JeanieBurrell">@JeanieBurrell</a> </p><p>The ants grow a particular crop of fungi they have cultivated (and domesticated) for millions of years. Different species of ants have different crops. </p><p>The way they excavate the soil and enrich it is probably important to many other organisms.</p><p>(image via: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Subterranean-portion-of-a-giant-leafcutter-ant-nest-in-Brazil-Concrete-was-poured-into_fig3_282628837" rel="nofollow">https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Subterranean-portion-of-a-giant-leafcutter-ant-nest-in-Brazil-Concrete-was-poured-into_fig3_282628837</a>)</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/5843092#notice-11476536">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-11-08T21:26:16+09:00" title="Saturday, 08-Nov-2025 21:26:16 JST">about 9 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/115513492942330126" rel="external" title="Sent from sauropods.win via ActivityPub">sauropods.win</a></span></span><a href="https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/115513492942330126">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/5434025">Subterranean portion of a giant leafcutter ant nest in Brazil. Concrete was poured into the nest in order to create a cast of the inside. The nest branches out to cover more than 67 m 2 and contains 1920 chambers, 238 of which are occupied by fungus farms. The cut leaves are used as fertiliser for the fungus cultures. Courtesy Bilfinger Magazine.</a></label><br><a href="https://cdn.masto.host/sauropodswin/media_attachments/files/115/513/490/762/896/121/original/3f9633d979bfe91b.png" rel="external">https://cdn.masto.host/sauropodswin/media_attachments/files/115/513/490/762/896/121/original/3f9633d979bfe91b.png</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/5434026">Untitled attachment</a></label><br><div>Invalid filename.</div></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Saturday, 08-Nov-2025 21:26:16 JSTmyrmepropagandist
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The ants grow a particular crop of fungi they have cultivated (and domesticated) for millions of years. Different species of ants have different crops.
The way they excavate the soil and enrich it is probably important to many other organisms.
(image via: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Subterranean-portion-of-a-giant-leafcutter-ant-nest-in-Brazil-Concrete-was-poured-into_fig3_282628837)
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