A secret weapon in agriculture’s climate fight: Ants

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By Ayurella Horn-MullerJan 13, 2025, 4:45 am63 ptsTrending
The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface of a tree, perpetually hunting for food. While doing so, each unknowingly leaves antibiotic microorganisms secreted from its feet. That trail of tiny footprints, indiscernible to the…

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