Gut bacteria in a specious of herbivorous ant play a major role in processing nutrients that allow the ants to build tough exoskeletons, an international team of researchers has found. Researchers broke down which components in the bacteria contributed so their host could build a thicker armor. These findings could possibly offer no directions for biomimicry, using an example from nature to design armor or coatings, with the help of microbes.
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