Ambrosia fungus

Japanese: アンブロシア菌 - あんぶろしあきん
Ambrosia fungus

...The family of bark beetles can be broadly divided into bark borers and fungus-growing borers based on their lifestyle. The former get their nutrients by eating wood, while the latter's mother creates tunnels in which a fungus called ambrosia grows, and the larvae feed on this fungus. The type of ambrosia fungus varies depending on the type of bark beetle. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ambrosia fungus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…キクイムシ科はその生活様式から樹皮下穿孔虫と養菌性穿孔虫に大別できる。前者は樹木を食することで栄養をとるが,後者は母虫が孔道をつくり,その中にアンブロシア菌と呼ばれる菌を繁殖させ,幼虫はこの菌を栄養とする。キクイムシの種類によってアンブロシア菌の種類も異なる。…

※「アンブロシア菌」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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