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2017-03-13T17:48:18.000Z
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1,142
Video Title:
The Evolution of Agriculture in Ants with Dr. Ted Schultz
Description:
Meet Dr. Ted Schultz, an entomologist at the National Museum of Natural History. Learn about the creatures that are responsible for processing more vegetation than any animal on earth, the leaf-cutter ants. Take a journey with Ted to meet the leaf-cutters in his laboratory and witness their remarkable farming abilities. Think about how their agricultural systems compare to ours. Find out more about how entomologists like Ted are piecing together the evolutionary history of farming in ants. This video is part of the Smithsonian Science How webcast series and aligns with national science standards. Visit http://qrius.si.edu/explore-science/webcast/evolution-agriculture-ants for related teaching materials and more Smithsonian Science How videos.
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29 min 15 sec
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Natural History  Search this
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