When they’re not busy weaving leaves, these ants make great insecticides

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By Lyndsey GilpinSep 4, 2015, 6:57 pm97 pts
Humans have spent millions of dollars to develop the next best pesticide system, building smart technology like sensors, drones, and autonomous robots to more accurately spray pesticides on crops. But, as it turns out, we may have missed something important in our quest to find the latest, greatest, most…

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