Symbiotic yeast helps longicorn beetles to digest wood
Researchers have isolated a symbiotic yeast from adults, larvae, and eggs of the Japanese longicorn beetle and identified specialized organs that store the yeast, allowing the beetles to break down the unpalatable components of wood.
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