Entomologist Mark Moffet discovered harvester ants in Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains exhibiting a mutualistic "cleaning" relationship similar to coral reef cleaning stations.
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Unusual ant interaction hints at mutualistic ‘cleaning’ system

Harvester Ants (Pogonomyrmex Barbatus) Species observed
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Location
Mark Moffet, National Museum Of Natural History Researcher