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Who e-mail Handle Web site Phillip Pi y Ant The Ant Farm Randy Rencsok y Mr. Ant AntCam Andre Schmidt y Jinei Myrmecology James Trager y Dr. Ant		Prev Top Next Chapter Chapter Page Page

4.10 Are leaves the leaf-cutter ants' favorite food?

Leaf-cutter ants don't eat any leaves at all. They take pieces of
leaves back to the colony to feed the fungus garden that grows
there. Then, they eat the fungus. Ants don't have the ability to
digest the cellulose in the leaves, but the fungus does. The ants
feed the fungus, and then they eat it. This cooperative
relationship is called symbiosis -- one cannot survive without 
the other. This extraordinary process has evolved over thousands 
of years. --Dr. K