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Social animals like ants, although seemingly well-armed against parasites because of the protective nature of the social system, are nevertheless exposed to several parasitic organisms, among them fungi of the order Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes). Rickia wasmannii is one such ectoparasitic fungus that lives on different species of the ant genus Myrmica in Europe. The fungus attaches to the outer layer...
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