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Abstract:

This study reports on the observation of an unusual behavior in leaf-cutting ants: foraging on wild mushrooms. A colony of Acromyrmex lundi in Buenos Aires (Argentina) was observed intensively harvesting basidiomes (mushroom fructifications) of wild Agrocybe fungus developing on a tree bark. Another colony maintained for a month in laboratory conditions also accepted Agrocybe mushroom and incorporated the cut bits into the fungus garden in the same way as they do with leaves. We recorded these events confident that they open a new perspective on the study of the feeding habits of leaf-cutting ants as well as on the relationship between their fungus garden and other organisms. © International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI) 2012.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Observation of leaf-cutting ants foraging on wild mushrooms
Autor:Lechner, B.E.; Josens, R.
Filiación:Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, PROPLAME-PRHIDEB (CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Grupo de Estudio de Insectos Sociales, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, IFIBYNE-CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palabras clave:Acromyrmex; Foraging; Fungi; Leaf-cutting ants; Wild mushrooms; ant; bark; behavioral ecology; colonization; foraging behavior; garden; mushroom; wild population; Argentina; Buenos Aires [Argentina]; Acromyrmex; Acromyrmex lundi; Agrocybe; Atta; Basidiomycota; Fungi
Año:2012
Volumen:59
Número:2
Página de inicio:285
Página de fin:288
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00040-012-0219-9
Título revista:Insectes Sociaux
Título revista abreviado:Insectes Sociaux
ISSN:00201812
CODEN:INSOA
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00201812_v59_n2_p285_Lechner

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Lechner, B.E. & Josens, R. (2012) . Observation of leaf-cutting ants foraging on wild mushrooms. Insectes Sociaux, 59(2), 285-288.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00040-012-0219-9
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Lechner, B.E., Josens, R. "Observation of leaf-cutting ants foraging on wild mushrooms" . Insectes Sociaux 59, no. 2 (2012) : 285-288.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00040-012-0219-9
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Lechner, B.E., Josens, R. "Observation of leaf-cutting ants foraging on wild mushrooms" . Insectes Sociaux, vol. 59, no. 2, 2012, pp. 285-288.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00040-012-0219-9
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Lechner, B.E., Josens, R. Observation of leaf-cutting ants foraging on wild mushrooms. Insectes Sociaux. 2012;59(2):285-288.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00040-012-0219-9