Each blade is cut to length and placed into a garden of fungus. 每根叶片都被切成一定长度 放入菌圃
The rotting grass feeds the fungus, 真菌以腐烂的叶片为食
and in turn the fungus feeds the ants. 而真菌又成为蚂蚁的食物
The more numerous a species becomes, the more likely it'll be attacked by it's nemesis a cordyceps fungus. 越多的物种产生,就会遭到越多的寄生菌攻击
The fungus is so virulent, it can wipe out whole colonies of ants 这种剧毒的菌类足以杀死整个蚂蚁群落
Spores from a parasitic fungus called cordyceps 一种叫做虫草的寄生菌的孢子
Finding the fungus isn't a problem for the grubs since their caring parents actually show them the way. 幼虫寻找菌类当然比较困难 不过在父母的领引下不费吹灰之力