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Fiji's Farmer Ants

Scientists have discovered unique tropical ants that plant, fertilise, protect and harvest plants. Susanne Renner, a botanist from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, headed the team that discovered the species in Fiji, a group of islands in the Pacific ocean.

(Picture: The ants on the plant they live on; Credit: University of Munich)

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