Researchers discovered that fungus-farming ants of the species Sericomyrmex amabilis convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into dolomite mineral in their exoskeletons without requiring symbiotic bacteria, a process that could inform human carbon sequestration efforts. The ants accomplish in minutes what chemists struggle to replicate in laboratories, simultaneously strengthening their armor and preventing toxic CO2 buildup in their colonies.
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Researchers discovered that fungus-farming ants of the species Sericomyrmex amabilis convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into dolomite mineral in their exoskeletons without requiring symbiotic bacteria, a process that could inform human carbon sequestration efforts. The ants accomplish in minutes what chemists struggle to replicate in laboratories, simultaneously strengthening their armor and preventing toxic CO2 buildup in their colonies.