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Leaf-cutter ants have rocky crystal armor, never before seen in insects

Researchers have discovered a new type of mineral, similar to dolomite, covering the exoskeleton of leaf-cutter ants.

[nationalgeographic.com]

FearlessFly 9 Nov 27
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It's a hard shell like a crustacean. Protects them from attacks from other ants. Have an elaborate agricultural system of farming bacteria. They are ugly.

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