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Various species of ants engage in some kind of agriculture (2016)
- vezycash 8y agoSummary: Ants are farmers just like humans. They plant crops and rear other insects. Ants have been farming for millions of years. Farming in Humans only began 12,000 years ago. Crop farming ants not only plant seeds, they fertilize them with their own poop. So they are intentional seed planters unlike squirrels. Insect farming ants rear mealybugs for their honeydew - like Humans keep bees for honey.
- maxxxxx 8y agoThis stuff really makes you wonder about how evolution works. Is it really just random mutations that survive better or do even ants pass some level of knowledge to their children?