耕種是人們獲取糧食的其中一道主要途徑。501Please respect copyright.PENANAWxF8L2ihqY
而事實上,大自然中亦有動物會使用「耕種」的方式來獲取食物。501Please respect copyright.PENANAaD6dtgc6Ca501Please respect copyright.PENANARJoThUyfzQ
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(圖2)切葉蟻(Leaf‐cutter ants)就是其中一種會利用「耕種」來取得糧食的動物。501Please respect copyright.PENANAaFBWsvFyg3501Please respect copyright.PENANAlwWZDrEtSO
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在熱帶樹林中,牠們約佔草食性動物的人口25%左右,每年大約會清除樹林1-2噸的草生植物。501Please respect copyright.PENANAAgOAUWWbel
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(圖3)牠們所清除的草生植物,並非是直接用於食用,而是儲存在深至地下8米的洞穴裡頭,在陰暗的環境下催迫菌類萌生在樹葉之上,而那些菌類才是牠們的真正糧食。501Please respect copyright.PENANAk8HSxnp8qn501Please respect copyright.PENANAgfxRyC5IqJ
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牠們此舉同時間亦造就了另一道的生態平衡,把葉子的養份帶到泥土深處,使泥土更為之充滿不同礦物質,並讓其他植物的根部更容易吸收。501Please respect copyright.PENANA0HTH59GNqh
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