2026-10-25 13:42 UTC
Brewer ants, Cyphomyrmex, are small relatives of the more famous leafcutter ants that cultivate their fungus as a yeast (the little golden globules), rather than as hyphae. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas. #Ants #Insects #Cyphomyrmex #Nature
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@futurebird@sauropods.win 2026-10-25 13:46
@alexwild@mastodon.online I love this genus so much. They are so baroque, cryptic and obscurely elegant.
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@numodular@c.im 2026-10-25 15:21
@alexwild@mastodon.online Why did I immediately think of heading west of this yeast?..
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@antdude@mastodon.social 2026-10-25 15:31
@alexwild@mastodon.online boo @ brewers in mlb ;)