Ants behave as miniature farmers in Fiji: Study
An ant species found in the Pacific islands of Fiji behaves like miniature farmers, sowing and fertilising seeds of at least six types of a plant, a Munich-based study has shown. The ant, called 'Philidris nagasau', plants the seeds in tree-cracks, and defecates in them to help the seedlings grow and form hollow chambers, which offer housing to ant colonies.