Scientists who study on species of ant known as the "leaf-cutter" now assert that this species discovered farming and pesticides eons before we humans were even a living species. The results of a new study suggest that fungus-cultivating ants may have co-evolved with bacteria whose antibiotic compounds help them protect their crop To read about this study please click on the following link:
http://www.livescience.com/animals/farmer-ants-symbiosis-101123.html
To learn more about leaf-cutter ants please visit the following websites:
http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/article.aspx?art_id=5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafcutter_ant
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Insects/CostaRica/LeafcutterAnts/
http://video.aol.ca/video-detail/leaf-cutter-ants-overachievers-of-the-insect-world/3777405027/?icid=VIDLRVNWS08
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/ant/leafcutter.shtml
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080324173459.htm
Source of image:
http://www.simongarnier.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/leafcutter-ants-transporting-leaves1.jpg
Here is an informative 7 minute video about leaf-cutter ants which I found on You Tube:
Source of video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH3KYBMpxOU
