The ant discovery that stumped scientists started with one curious 8-year-old

Ants carrying oak galls study: A backyard discovery by an eight-year-old boy has unveiled a surprising interaction between ants, oak trees, and wasps. What appeared to be seeds were actually oak galls, structures created by wasps. Researchers found ants carrying these galls, consuming a fatty cap called 'kapéllo,' and leaving the gall behind.

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