Schiøtt et al. [ 15] have shown that cellulases are primarily present in the top and bottom sections of Acromyrmex echinatior fungus gardens and that cellulases are present also in a range of other ant fungus gardens [ 17].
Buffel grass (Pennisetum ciliare, basionym Cenchrus ciliaris) and other stoloniferous or rhizomatous grasses were the principal influence on ant assemblages, with grazing reducing the ground dominance of such grasses and providing a more favorable habitat for a wider range of ant species.
Next to that, the convergently evolved entomophthoralean fungi are known to cause comparable behavioral manipulations in a range of arthropods (including ants), followed by death and sporulation which also happens at distinct times of day [ 42– 42].
Ants form symbiotic associations with a range of species, including other ant species, other insects, plants, and fungi.
Alibaba itself operates a range of affiliates, including $60 billion valued Ant Financial — which it is in process of acquiring one-third of — and a logistics unit called Cainaio.
Dr Edmunds surveyed a range of trees and shrubs for the ant and its mimic, and found that the spider and "its" ant are both confined to mango trees.
We examined the distribution of animal disturbances created by a range of organisms (e.g. ants, scorpion, cicada, reptiles, small mammals) under two ploughing treatments, with and without grazing, in a semi-arid shrubland.
As a result, pollen of most Acacia is thought to be dispersed by a range of generalist insect pollinators, including ants, moths, wasps, beetles and bees (Stone et al., 2003).
We sited our studies at seven forest plots of the CARBONO Project plot network [ 29, 30], chosen to represent the broadest range of ant density, ant nest sizes and soil nutrient concentrations in this landscape, based on previous studies [ 11, 21].
Fortnum & Mason, for example, sells a range of insects called "Edible" that includes ant lollipops and toffee scorpions, bought, presumably, as a joke more often than as a snack.
