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Agriculture is a science and an art. You may see this task as distinctly human, but like many of our skills, we just haven’t mastered it quite like the animals have. When you go to a restaurant, you might think about how your meat and veggies came from the hard work of a farmer, but have you ever wondered how non-predatory animals get their own food supplies? See this tiny guy? That’s a leaf cutter ant.
These factory farmers have an incredible system in place that helps them to feed their larvae. It works like this: they gather leaves and wait for them to cultivate fungi. In order to ensure a proper harvest, these hard working leaf-cutter ants protect their crop. They will watch for pests and mold, just like any other farmer would. Then, when the fungus has grown enough, they will harvest it and feed it to their larvae.
Farming crops is a tough job, and since it isn’t one hundred percent fool-proof, leaf-cutter ants may sometimes experience crop failures. This never stops them, because as long as there are mouths to feed, there are crops to be farmed. There is a lot more happening in places we never think to look.
For example, would you ever just start looking into holes that were bored into dead wood? Probably not, but if you did, you may find the ambrosia beetle. These beetles are such excellent farmers that they are named after the fungus that they cultivate. Ambrosia beetles are known as bark borers. That may sound like the name of a dog toy, but let’s dive deeper into what exactly that means. don’t they do it underground in their nest? Bark borer means that these beetles bore into decaying trees and farm within the chambers they have created. So why are we talking about ambrosia beetles? Well, they are pretty similar to leaf-cutter ants in terms of occupation. Just like the leaf-cutter ant, ambrosia beetles cultivate fungus in their farms and protect the crop. This behavior shows us that there are smaller farmers amongst us.
This manual labor is something to marvel at. A leaf-cutter ant can carry 50 times its own weight! You try picking up a car and see if that’s easy!
This strength helps them to maintain these incredible farms and continue to feed their larvae for generations.
Leaf-cutter ants take all of this on by themselves. Even us humans can’t do that! Some farmers need a farm hand. But not all farm hands are human.
Did you know a millipede can do more than spook you with their seemingly endless amount of legs? It’s safe to say that this isn’t everyone’s favorite animal. And no, they are not insects, they are arthropods! They can look quite terrifying, but they are not only harmless to humans, they are also quite helpful! Next time you see a millipede, set aside your differences and thank it because these animals help to keep soil fertile.
A millipede will shred up any residual crop matter and mix it around in the soil. This allows for more surfaces for fungi and bacteria to work with, which in turn helps to speed up the breakdown process of all of that residual crop matter. So that equals more fertile soil. And without that fertile soil, crops could suffer.
Don’t think that leaf-cutter ants are selfish just because they don’t help out like millipedes do! They can still be beneficial to humans. Leaf-cutter ants use leaves to cultivate their fungi, and when they’re done, these leaves need to go somewhere. The leaf-cutter ant contributes to hundreds of thousands of kilograms of leaf litter spread around the soil around the world. This helps fertilize our soil, too!
And while we’re on the subject of fertilization, why don’t we take a quick look at our friend the earthworm. These mighty mucus critters might not look like they do much. I mean, how much could you possibly do with no face and no appendages? The answer is that they can do quite a lot. Earthworms work with the soil. They, too, help us humans with our crops. An earthworm loves dirt, as you may already know. They will burrow in soil and break up all of the hard bits. While doing so, they create plenty of tunnels that allow for water and air to enter properly. That helps to bring in more minerals in the soil. Because of that, most earthworms are increasing the health of soil in farms and making fertilizers more efficient. It’s tough out there for a faceless invertebrate, but someone’s gotta get the job done!
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Agriculture is a science and an art. You may see this task as distinctly human, but like many of our skills, we just haven’t mastered it quite like the animals have. When you go to a restaurant, you might think about how your meat and veggies came from the hard work of a farmer, but have you ever wondered how non-predatory animals get their own food supplies? See this tiny guy? That’s a leaf cutter ant.
These factory farmers have an incredible system in place that helps them to feed their larvae. It works like this: they gather leaves and wait for them to cultivate fungi. In order to ensure a proper harvest, these hard working leaf-cutter ants protect their crop. They will watch for pests and mold, just like any other farmer would. Then, when the fungus has grown enough, they will harvest it and feed it to their larvae.
Farming crops is a tough job, and since it isn’t one hundred percent fool-proof, leaf-cutter ants may sometimes experience crop failures. This never stops them, because as long as there are mouths to feed, there are crops to be farmed. There is a lot more happening in places we never think to look.
For example, would you ever just start looking into holes that were bored into dead wood? Probably not, but if you did, you may find the ambrosia beetle. These beetles are such excellent farmers that they are named after the fungus that they cultivate. Ambrosia beetles are known as bark borers. That may sound like the name of a dog toy, but let’s dive deeper into what exactly that means. don’t they do it underground in their nest? Bark borer means that these beetles bore into decaying trees and farm within the chambers they have created. So why are we talking about ambrosia beetles? Well, they are pretty similar to leaf-cutter ants in terms of occupation. Just like the leaf-cutter ant, ambrosia beetles cultivate fungus in their farms and protect the crop. This behavior shows us that there are smaller farmers amongst us.
This manual labor is something to marvel at. A leaf-cutter ant can carry 50 times its own weight! You try picking up a car and see if that’s easy!
This strength helps them to maintain these incredible farms and continue to feed their larvae for generations.
Leaf-cutter ants take all of this on by themselves. Even us humans can’t do that! Some farmers need a farm hand. But not all farm hands are human.
Did you know a millipede can do more than spook you with their seemingly endless amount of legs? It’s safe to say that this isn’t everyone’s favorite animal. And no, they are not insects, they are arthropods! They can look quite terrifying, but they are not only harmless to humans, they are also quite helpful! Next time you see a millipede, set aside your differences and thank it because these animals help to keep soil fertile.
A millipede will shred up any residual crop matter and mix it around in the soil. This allows for more surfaces for fungi and bacteria to work with, which in turn helps to speed up the breakdown process of all of that residual crop matter. So that equals more fertile soil. And without that fertile soil, crops could suffer.
Don’t think that leaf-cutter ants are selfish just because they don’t help out like millipedes do! They can still be beneficial to humans. Leaf-cutter ants use leaves to cultivate their fungi, and when they’re done, these leaves need to go somewhere. The leaf-cutter ant contributes to hundreds of thousands of kilograms of leaf litter spread around the soil around the world. This helps fertilize our soil, too!
And while we’re on the subject of fertilization, why don’t we take a quick look at our friend the earthworm. These mighty mucus critters might not look like they do much. I mean, how much could you possibly do with no face and no appendages? The answer is that they can do quite a lot. Earthworms work with the soil. They, too, help us humans with our crops. An earthworm loves dirt, as you may already know. They will burrow in soil and break up all of the hard bits. While doing so, they create plenty of tunnels that allow for water and air to enter properly. That helps to bring in more minerals in the soil. Because of that, most earthworms are increasing the health of soil in farms and making fertilizers more efficient. It’s tough out there for a faceless invertebrate, but someone’s gotta get the job done!
🔥 For the best top 10 wildlife and wild animals content around, check out some of our other content relating to predators and prey on our channel pet spot https://www.youtube.com/c/PetSpot
#wildanimals #animals #petspot
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