The Double Life of a Fungus: Defends Beetle, Attacks Plant
Tortoise leaf beetles enjoy the protection the fungus provides from insect predators such as ants, then carry the microbe to a mutual plant host, which their fungal symbiont infects.
The Double Life of a Fungus: Defends Beetle, Attacks Plant
The Double Life of a Fungus: Defends Beetle, Attacks Plant
Tortoise leaf beetles enjoy the protection the fungus provides from insect predators such as ants, then carry the microbe to a mutual plant host, which their fungal symbiont infects.
Tortoise leaf beetles enjoy the protection the fungus provides from insect predators such as ants, then carry the microbe to a mutual plant host, which their fungal symbiont infects.