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Ep. 358 - Oaks, Wasps, Galls, and Ants

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A New Approach to Ant-Mediated Sea Dispersal

North america is not the centre for ant mediated sea dispersal. South africa and australia are. There's no oaks in australia. The main sea disperser is a finagaster, which is a music forest ant. And oaks are dry forests. This isn't something that like, discentrs related to. I mean, in asia, sure, but, you know, has happened multiple different times,. iam guessing the ants that have engaged in it have evolved that behavior multiple different timesAgan: "So many threads to follow. Therre threads in every direction"

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