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A story written and conceived by
Elisabeth Schlegel,
Jessica Louton,
Natasha Mehdiabadi and Ted Schultz
Illustrated by Katherine Arisumi |
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Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants
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Although the exhibit has closed, you can still explore the photo gallery
to see ants through the eyes of photographer
and Smithsonian Research Associate Mark W. Moffett.
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Larvae and adult bulldog ant (Myrmecia gulosa).
Photo © Mark W. Moffett/Minden Pictures |
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"Small Matters"
By Douglas Foster
Smithsonian magazine, May 2002
Millions of years ago, leafcutter ants learned to grow fungi.
But how? And why? And what do they have to teach us?
Read this informative article and explore photos at the following link (or click on the image at right):
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/matters.html#ixzz0TGYvvFOb |
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photo by Christian Ziegler |
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