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ambrosia beetle |
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ambrosia beetle n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small beetles of the genera Anisandrus, Xyleborus, etc., that bore tunnels into solid wood, feeding on fungi growing in the tunnels: family Scolytidae (bark beetles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Starting millions
of years before the rise of human agriculture, certain ants, termites,
and ambrosia beetles grew fungi for food. Then come ambrosia beetles and western oak bark beetles by the
thousands, flocking to feed, tunnel out galleries, and lay their eggs. |
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