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Published online 2 December 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031201-2
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Snails farm fungus
Molluscs dump spores on chewed grass then eat crop.
Seaside snails grow their own fungus, new research reveals. They chew grass to prepare it for cultivation then defecate on the wounded blades to fertilize their crop.
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