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Wheeler’s Fungus-farming Ant

Cyphomyrmex wheeleri

Classification

Class
Insecta

Cyphomyrmex wheeleri, the fungus gardening ant, is a species of higher myrmicine in the family Formicidae. As the common name suggests, this species grows a diversity of fungi, including year-round cultivation of Cladosporium cladosporioides, Fusarium solani, and Nigrospora sphaerica.

Distribution

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