Ted Schultz, insect specialist at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., notes that while humans must constantly invent new antibiotics to overcome drug - resistant germs, leaf cutters have been using the same antibiotic successfully for aeons.
Ted Schultz, spesialis serangga di Museum Sejarah Alam Nasional di Washington, DC, menyatakan bahwa sementara manusia harus terus menemukan antibiotik baru untuk mengatasi kuman kebal - ​ obat, semut pemotong daun telah menggunakan satu antibiotik saja selama berabad - abad.