MiscellaneousfromArs Technica1 month agoSome stinkbugs' legs carry a mobile fungal gardenFemale Dinidoridae stinkbugs' presumed hind-leg tympanal organs are instead mobile, previously unknown fungal nurseries that house and cultivate fungi.
SciencefromNature1 month agoStinkbug 'ear' actually hosts parasite-fighting fungiFemale stinkbugs cultivate fungi on a hindleg organ and use those microorganisms to protect their eggs from parasitoid wasps.