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Ambrosia beetles

These are scolytid beetles that are not completely typical for they make tunnel systems in the wood itself. The adults gnaw their way into the wood, bringing with them the spores of special fungi which germinate and grow on the insides of the tunnels. The fungi are able to digest the cellulose in the wood […]

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