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last updated 4.Apr.2007


Mycetosoritis

Mycetosoritis is one of several small fungus-cultivating ant genera in the Neotropics.  Colonies of Mycetosoritis are subterranean and contain only a few hundred workers. The underground fungus gardens are fed dead vegetation.


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Mycetosoritis hartmanni

Mycetosoritis hartmanni

Mycetosoritis hartmanni

Mycetosoritis hartmanni

Mycetosoritis hartmanni

Mycetosoritis hartmanni

Mycetosoritis hartmanni

Mycetosoritis hartmanni

Mycetosoritis hartmanni

Mycetosoritis hartmanni

Mycetosoritis hartmanni

Mycetosoritis hartmanni

 


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